Estimulacion Cerebral para el Tratamiento del Dolor Neuropatico
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Aunque la terapia farmacológica haya avanzado mucho em las últimas décadas, las alternativas terapéuticas para el tratamiento del dolor neuropático todavia son insatisfatorias. El completo reestablecimiento del paciente en sus actividades diarias todavia es un desafio y tiene como base un abordaje interdisciplinario y el uso de otras intervenciones además de los fármacos. Uno de los desafíos en el tratamiento del dolor crónico es que ese trastorno lleva a modificaciones plásticas en el cerebro que sustentan el cuadro. El desarrollo de las técnicas de estimulación cerebral demuestra que esos métodos pueden ser una opción importante en el manejo del dolor. Estudios recientes han mostrado que esas técnicas se revierten en modificaciones plásticas por un largo período de tiempo. Una técnica de estimulación cerebral simple, de bajo costo y segura es la estimulación transcraneana por corriente contínua de baja intensidad. Se trata de un procedimiento no invasivo e indoloro capaz de modular la actividad cerebral localmente, apresentando efectos terapéuticos. Debido al hecho del dolor crónica ser un síntoma debilitante, contribuir con la disminución de la calidad de vida y estar asociado a una disfunción del sistema nervioso central, la estimulación cerebral puede tener un resultado benéfico en ese grupo de pacientes.
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