Protocol Assessment of Motor Cortex rTMS for Treating Neuropathic Pain

Summary

Neuropathic pain is frequent and drugs relieves only 50% of the patients. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) at high frequency (HF, usually 10Hz) applied on the primary motor cortex (M1) is an effective treatment of neuropathic pain. For the treatment of chronic pain, the 'classical' HF-rTMS protocol (CHF-rTMS) include one daily session for one or two weeks as an induction phase of treatment followed by a weekly session to produce analgesic effects. However, another type of prot

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria: * (1) existence of a definite peripheral neuropathy on both clinical and neurophysiological grounds, present for at least 6 months; * (2) neuropathic pain clearly related to the neuropathy, as defined by a score ≥ 4/10 on the questionnaire "Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions"

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