Evidence-based guidelines and secondary meta-analysis for the use of transcranial direct current stimulation in neurological and psychiatric disorders

F Fregni, MM El-Hagrassy… - International Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Transcranial direct current stimulation has shown promising clinical results,
leading to increased demand for an evidence-based review on its clinical effects. Objective …

Non‐invasive brain stimulation techniques for chronic pain

NE O'Connell, L Marston, S Spencer… - Cochrane database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background This is an updated version of the original Cochrane Review published in 2010,
Issue 9, and last updated in 2014, Issue 4. Non‐invasive brain stimulation techniques aim to …

Methods and strategies of tDCS for the treatment of pain: current status and future directions

K Pacheco-Barrios, A Cardenas-Rojas… - Expert review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation
technique that has been widely studied for the treatment of chronic pain. It is considered a …

[HTML][HTML] Is transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) effective for the treatment of pain in fibromyalgia? A systematic review and meta-analysis

DM Lloyd, PG Wittkopf, LJ Arendsen, AKP Jones - The journal of pain, 2020 - Elsevier
Background: Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition characterized by chronic widespread
pain. It is believed to be caused by dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS) but …

Efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions for individual features of fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

B Kundakci, J Kaur, SL Goh, M Hall, M Doherty… - Pain, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Fibromyalgia is a highly heterogeneous condition, but the most common symptoms are
widespread pain, fatigue, poor sleep, and low mood. Nonpharmacological interventions are …

Is transcranial direct current stimulation beneficial for treating pain, depression, and anxiety symptoms in patients with chronic pain? A systematic review and meta …

YR Wen, J Shi, ZY Hu, YY Lin, YT Lin… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Chronic pain is often accompanied by emotional dysfunction. Transcranial
direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been used for reducing pain, depressive and anxiety …

Treating fibromyalgia with electrical neuromodulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

YC Cheng, CY Hsiao, MI Su, CC Chiu, YC Huang… - Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Several types of electrical neuromodulation (such as transcranial direct current
stimulation, tDCS; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) have been applied in the …

The role of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor in chronic pain: links to central sensitization and neuroinflammation

HY Xiong, J Hendrix, S Schabrun, A Wyns… - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chronic pain is sustained, in part, through the intricate process of central sensitization (CS),
marked by maladaptive neuroplasticity and neuronal hyperexcitability within central pain …

[HTML][HTML] Large treatment effect with extended home-based transcranial direct current stimulation over dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in fibromyalgia: a proof of concept …

AP Brietzke, M Zortea, F Carvalho, PRS Sanches… - The journal of Pain, 2020 - Elsevier
This randomized, double-blind controlled trial tested the hypothesis that 60 sessions of
home-based anodal (a)-transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over dorsolateral …

Neurophysiological and behavioural effects of conventional and high definition tDCS

F Masina, G Arcara, E Galletti, I Cinque, L Gamberini… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) seems to overcome a
drawback of traditional bipolar tDCS: the wide-spread diffusion of the electric field …