We evaluated the effects of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the treatment of phantom limb pain (PLP) in landmine victims. Fifty-four patients with PLP were enrolled in a randomized, double-blinded placebo-controlled parallel group, single center trial. The intervention consisted in real or sham rTMS of M1 contralateral to the amputated leg. RTMS was given in series of 20 trains of 6s of duration (54 s inter-train, intensity 90% of Motor Threshold) at a stimulation rate of 10 Hz (1200 pulses), 20 minutes per day, during 10 days.
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