Electrode positioning and montage in transcranial direct current stimulation

AF DaSilva, MS Volz, M Bikson, F Fregni - JoVE (Journal of Visualized …, 2011 - jove.com
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a technique that has been intensively
investigated in the past decade as this method offers a non-invasive and safe alternative to …

tDCS‐induced analgesia and electrical fields in pain‐related neural networks in chronic migraine

AF DaSilva, ME Mendonca, S Zaghi… - … : The Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective.— We investigated in a sham‐controlled trial the analgesic effects of a 4‐week
treatment of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the primary motor cortex in …

Technique and considerations in the use of 4x1 ring high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)

…, M Bikson, A Datta, AF DaSilva, F Fregni - JoVE (Journal of …, 2013 - jove.com
High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) has recently been developed
as a noninvasive brain stimulation approach that increases the accuracy of current …

[HTML][HTML] Immediate effects of tDCS on the μ-opioid system of a chronic pain patient

…, MD Deboer, JK Zubieta, AFM DaSilva - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
We developed a unique protocol where transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the
motor cortex is performed during positron emission tomography (PET) scan using a μ-opioid …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-art neuroanatomical target analysis of high-definition and conventional tDCS montages used for migraine and pain control

AF DaSilva, DQ Truong, MF DosSantos… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Although transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) studies promise to modulate cortical
regions associated with pain, the electric current produced usually spreads beyond the area …

[HTML][HTML] Colocalized structural and functional changes in the cortex of patients with trigeminal neuropathic pain

AF DaSilva, L Becerra, G Pendse, B Chizh, S Tully… - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Background Recent data suggests that in chronic pain there are changes in gray matter
consistent with decreased brain volume, indicating that the disease process may produce …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in resting state functional connectivity after repetitive transcranial direct current stimulation applied to motor cortex in fibromyalgia patients

…, DJ Clauw, JK Zubieta, RE Harris, AF DaSilva - Arthritis research & …, 2016 - Springer
Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, centralized pain condition characterized by
alterations in the functional, chemical, and structural brain networks responsible for sensory and …

[HTML][HTML] Potential mechanisms supporting the value of motor cortex stimulation to treat chronic pain syndromes

MF DosSantos, N Ferreira, RL Toback… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Throughout the first years of the twenty-first century, neurotechnologies such as motor cortex
stimulation (MCS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and transcranial direct current …

Brief report: Excitatory and inhibitory brain metabolites as targets of motor cortex transcranial direct current stimulation therapy and predictors of its efficacy in …

…, DJ Clauw, JK Zubieta, RE Harris, AF DaSilva - 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to improve pain
symptoms in fibromyalgia (FM), a central pain syndrome whose underlying mechanisms are not …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the blood–brain barrier in the development and treatment of migraine and other pain disorders

…, RC Holanda-Afonso, RL Lima, AF DaSilva… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The function of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) related to chronic pain has been explored by
its classical role in regulating the transcellular and paracellular transport, thus controlling the …