Abstract: Provided is a method for treating neuropathic pain, including: providing, to a patient suffering from said neuropathic pain, a visual illusion to correct a mismatch between motor commands and sensory feedback; and applying a cranial stimulation to said patient during at least part of the duration of said visual illusion. This is particularly applicable to the treating of neuropathic pain in patients suffering from spinal cord injuries.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 4, 2011
Date of Patent:
May 13, 2014
Assignee:
Fundacio Privada Institut de Neurorehabilitacio Guttmann
Inventors:
Maria Dolors Soler Fernandez, Hatice Kumru Kan, Raul Pelayo Vergara, Joan Vidal Samso, Jose Maria Tormos Munoz, Felipe Fregni, Xavier Navarro Acebes, Alvaro Pascual-Leone Garcia, Eloy Opisso Salleras
Abstract: Provided is a method for treating neuropathic pain, including: providing, to a patient suffering from said neuropathic pain, a visual illusion to correct a mismatch between motor commands and sensory feedback; and applying a cranial stimulation to said patient during at least part of the duration of said visual illusion. This is particularly applicable to the treating of neuropathic pain in patients suffering from spinal cord injuries.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 4, 2011
Publication date:
February 7, 2013
Applicant:
Fundacio Privada Institut de Neurorehabilitacio Guttmann
Inventors:
Maria Dolors Soler Fernández, Hatice Kumru Kan, Raul Pelayo Vergara, Joan Vidal Samso, Jose Maria Tormos Munoz, Felipe Fregni, Xavier Navarro Acebes, Alvaro Pascual-Leone Garcia, Eloy Opisso Salleras