Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric Analysis

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2024

Autores

Carneiro, BD (Autor) Outra; Isaura Tavares (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: Healthcare

Vol. 12 Nº 2, article 253

Página Final: 555

Editora: MDPI

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ID Authenticus: P-010-573

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12050555

Abstract (EN): Neuropathic pain is caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory system and is one of the most incapacitating pain types, representing a significant non-met medical need. Due to the increase in research in the field and since innovative therapeutic strategies are required, namely in intractable neuropathic pain, neurostimulation has been used. Within this approach, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) that uses a transient magnetic field to produce electrical currents over the cortex emerges as a popular method in the literature. Since this is an area in expansion and due to the putative role of TMS, we performed a bibliometric analysis in Scopus with the primary objective of identifying the scientific production related to the use of TMS to manage neuropathic pain. The research had no restrictions, and the analysis focused on the characteristics of the literature retrieved, scientific collaboration and main research topics from inception to 6 July 2023. A total of 474 articles were collected. A biggest co-occurrence between the terms neuropathic pain and transcranial magnetic stimulation was obtained. The journal Clinical Neurophysiology leads the Top 5 most productive sources. The United States is the most productive country, with 50% of US documents being review articles, followed by France, with 56% of French documents being original articles. Lefaucheur, JP and Saitoh, Y are the two most influential authors. The most frequent type of document was original article. Most of the studies (34%) that identified the neuropathic pain type focused on traumatic neuropathic pain, although a large proportion (38%) did not report the neuropathic pain type. This study allows us to provide a general overview of the field of TMS application for neuropathic pain and is useful for establishing future directions of research in this field.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 12