Transcranial direct current stimulation and visual illusion effect according to sensory phenotypes in patients with spinal cord injury and neuropathic pain

Neuropathic pain (NP) is a common chronic complication present in around 45% of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients7,38. SCI patients with NP present a variety of pain-related sensory symptoms determined by multiple mechanisms46. Some patients may experience spontaneous pain like burning, dysesthesia and electric shocks, whereas in others the affected body area is numb6. These sensory symptoms sometimes coexist with an increased cutaneous sensibility to mechanical stimuli. All these symptoms perhaps contribute moderate to severe constant pain in the majority of affected subjects, which has a major negative impact on sleep, mood, and quality of life1,15,35.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Tags: Original Reports Source Type: research