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Long‐lasting analgesic effect of transcranial direct current stimulation in treatment of chronic endometriosis pain
Author(s) -
Rostami Reza,
Badran Bashar W.,
Kazemi Reza,
Habibnezhad Mohammad,
George Mark S.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.12817
Subject(s) - medicine , endometriosis , transcranial direct current stimulation , visual analogue scale , stimulation , pelvic pain , analgesic , chronic pain , transcranial alternating current stimulation , neuromodulation , anesthesia , transcranial magnetic stimulation , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery
Approximately 10–20% of women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis, with 70–90% of these women reporting chronic pain symptoms that persist during their menstrual cycle. We are presenting a case in which a novel form of noninvasive brain stimulation called transcranial direct current stimulation was used as an intervention in a 32‐year‐old woman with persistent, chronic pain symptoms caused by endometriosis for 20 years. Ten daily, 20‐min sessions of 2‐mA anodal transcranial direct current stimulation were applied over the left primary motor cortex. Acutely, visual analog scale pain symptoms were reduced by 60%. There were also significant decreases in modules of the Endometriosis Health Profile. At the 4‐month follow‐up, the patient still expressed an overall decrease in pain symptoms of 30%.