Motor cortex repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in fibromyalgia: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

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Authors

Valquíria A. Silva · Universidade de São Paulo

Abrahão Fontes Baptista · Universidade Federal do ABC

Alessandra de Souza Fonseca · Center for Pain and the Brain

Adriana Munhoz Carneiro · Universidade de São Paulo

André R. Brunoni · International Neuromodulation Society

Paulo Eduardo Mestrinelli Carrilho · Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Catarina Cöuras Lins

Abstract

Add-on M1-repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation reduced pain intensity up to 8 weeks in women with fibromyalgia. Although analgesic effects waned, functional improvements remained during extended maintenance at week 16.

Topics & Keywords

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volume 134, Issue 6, pp. 1756-1764

DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.12.045

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