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Case Reports
. 2007 Oct;34(4):342-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.06.002.

Treatment of cancer pain with noninvasive brain stimulation

Gisele Silva, Rebecca Miksad, Steven D Freedman, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Sanjay Jain, Daniela L Gomes, Edson J Amancio, Paulo S Boggio, Claudio F Correa, Felipe Fregni
Case Reports

Treatment of cancer pain with noninvasive brain stimulation

Gisele Silva et al. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Oct.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Daily variation of pain levels as indexed by visual analogue scale. Arrows indicate the time of medications intake (6AM, 12PM, 6PM and 12AM). The patient was taking codeine 45 mg of codeine and 500 mg of paracetamol.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pain levels during treatment with sham and active tDCS. During treatment with tDCS, medications were withheld.
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