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Felipe Fregni, M.D.

TitleAssociate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
InstitutionSpaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
DepartmentPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
AddressBeth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr
Neurology, Kirstein 452 - c/o Dr. Pascual-Leone
330 Brookline Ave
Boston MA 02215
Phone617/667-0203
Fax617/975-5322
Other Positions
TitleAssociate Professor of Neurology
InstitutionBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
DepartmentNeurology


 Mentoring 
 completed student projects
Central and Peripheral Modulation of Pain Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation and Descending Noxious Inhibitory Control
Summer, 06/21/10 - 08/06/10
Effect of repetitive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on pain in chronic migraine
Summer, 06/08/07 - 08/10/07

 Bibliographic 
 selected publications
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  1. Brunoni AR, Valiengo L, Baccaro A, Zanão TA, de Oliveira JF, Goulart A, Boggio PS, Lotufo PA, Benseñor IM, Fregni F. The Sertraline vs Electrical Current Therapy for Treating Depression Clinical Study: Results From a Factorial, Randomized, Controlled Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2013 Apr 1; 70(4):383-91.
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  2. Brunoni AR, Boggio PS, Ferrucci R, Priori A, Fregni F. Transcranial direct current stimulation: challenges, opportunities, and impact on psychiatry and neurorehabilitation. Front Psychiatry. 2013; 4:19.
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  3. Fecteau S, Boggio P, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Modulation of untruthful responses with non-invasive brain stimulation. Front Psychiatry. 2012; 3:97.
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  4. Shiozawa P, da Silva ME, Cordeiro Q, Fregni F, Brunoni AR. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for catatonic schizophrenia: A case study. Schizophr Res. 2013 May; 146(1-3):374-5.
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  5. Villamar MF, Wivatvongvana P, Patumanond J, Bikson M, Truong DQ, Datta A, Fregni F. Focal Modulation of the Primary Motor Cortex in Fibromyalgia Using 4×1-Ring High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS): Immediate and Delayed Analgesic Effects of Cathodal and Anodal Stimulation. J Pain. 2013 Apr; 14(4):371-83.
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  6. Villamar MF, Fregni F. Response to the letter to the editor by Berger. J Rehabil Med. 2013 Feb; 45(2):221-2.
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  7. Oliveira JF, Zanão TA, Valiengo L, Lotufo PA, Benseñor IM, Fregni F, Brunoni AR. Acute working memory improvement after tDCS in antidepressant-free patients with major depressive disorder. Neurosci Lett. 2013 Mar 14; 537:60-4.
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  8. Volz MS, Suarez-Contreras V, Mendonca ME, Pinheiro FS, Merabet LB, Fregni F. Effects of sensory behavioral tasks on pain threshold and cortical excitability. PLoS One. 2013; 8(1):e52968.
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  9. Portilla AS, Bravo GL, Miraval FK, Villamar MF, Schneider JC, Ryan CM, Fregni F. A feasibility study assessing cortical plasticity in chronic neuropathic pain following burn injury. J Burn Care Res. 2013 Jan; 34(1):e48-52.
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  10. Medeiros LF, de Souza IC, Vidor LP, de Souza A, Deitos A, Volz MS, Fregni F, Caumo W, Torres IL. Neurobiological effects of transcranial direct current stimulation: a review. Front Psychiatry. 2012; 3:110.
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  11. Brunoni AR, Zanao TA, Ferrucci R, Priori A, Valiengo L, de Oliveira JF, Boggio PS, Lotufo PA, Benseñor IM, Fregni F. Bifrontal tDCS prevents implicit learning acquisition in antidepressant-free patients with major depressive disorder. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Jun 3; 43:146-50.
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  12. Foerster A, Rocha S, Wiesiolek C, Chagas AP, Machado G, Silva E, Fregni F, Monte-Silva K. Site-specific effects of mental practice combined with transcranial direct current stimulation on motor learning. Eur J Neurosci. 2013 Mar; 37(5):786-94.
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  13. Iasemidis LD, Schachter S, Fregni F, Ilmoniemi R. Introduction. Int J Neural Syst. 2013 Feb; 23(1):1203003.
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  14. Wang S, Yuan J, Guo X, Peng P, Gu H, Niu S, Fregni F, Chen AC, Hu W. Neurochemical correlates of cognitive dysfunction in patients with leukoaraiosis: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. Neurol Res. 2012 Dec; 34(10):989-97.
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  15. Adeyemo BO, Simis M, Macea DD, Fregni F. Systematic review of parameters of stimulation, clinical trial design characteristics, and motor outcomes in non-invasive brain stimulation in stroke. Front Psychiatry. 2012; 3:88.
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  16. Imamura M, Özçakar L, Fregni F, Hsing WT, Battistella LR. Exploring a long-term global approach for musculoskeletal ultrasound training: world-musculus. J Rehabil Med. 2012 Nov 5; 44(11):991-2.
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  17. Dos Santos MF, Love TM, Martikainen IK, Nascimento TD, Fregni F, Cummiford C, Deboer MD, Zubieta JK, Dasilva AF. Immediate Effects of tDCS on the µ-Opioid System of a Chronic Pain Patient. Front Psychiatry. 2012; 3:93.
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  18. Faria P, Fregni F, Sebastião F, Dias AI, Leal A. Feasibility of focal transcranial DC polarization with simultaneous EEG recording: Preliminary assessment in healthy subjects and human epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2012 Nov; 25(3):417-25.
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  19. Schneider JC, Trinh NH, Selleck E, Fregni F, Salles SS, Ryan CM, Stein J. The long-term impact of physical and emotional trauma: the station nightclub fire. PLoS One. 2012; 7(10):e47339.
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  20. Spezia Adachi LN, Caumo W, Laste G, Fernandes Medeiros L, Ripoll Rozisky J, de Souza A, Fregni F, Torres IL. Reversal of chronic stress-induced pain by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in an animal model. Brain Res. 2012 Dec 13; 1489:17-26.
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  21. Datta A, Dmochowski JP, Guleyupoglu B, Bikson M, Fregni F. Cranial electrotherapy stimulation and transcranial pulsed current stimulation: A computer based high-resolution modeling study. Neuroimage. 2013 Jan 15; 65:280-7.
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  22. Sehn F, Chachamovich E, Vidor LP, Dall-Agnol L, de Souza IC, Torres IL, Fregni F, Caumo W. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the pain catastrophizing scale. Pain Med. 2012 Nov; 13(11):1425-35.
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  23. Lapenta OM, Fregni F, Oberman LM, Boggio PS. Bilateral temporal cortex transcranial direct current stimulation worsens male performance in a multisensory integration task. Neurosci Lett. 2012 Oct 11; 527(2):105-9.
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  24. Batista-de-Oliveira M, Monte-Silva-Machado KK, Paiva AK, Lima H, Fregni F, Guedes RC. Favorable and unfavorable lactation modulates the effects of electrical stimulation on brain excitability: a spreading depression study in adult rats. Life Sci. 2012 Sep 24; 91(9-10):306-11.
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  25. Bikson M, Rahman A, Datta A, Fregni F, Merabet L. High-resolution modeling assisted design of customized and individualized transcranial direct current stimulation protocols. Neuromodulation. 2012 Jul; 15(4):306-15.
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  26. Laste G, Caumo W, Adachi LN, Rozisky JR, de Macedo IC, Filho PR, Partata WA, Fregni F, Torres IL. After-effects of consecutive sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in a rat model of chronic inflammation. Exp Brain Res. 2012 Aug; 221(1):75-83.
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  27. Volz MS, Volz TS, Brunoni AR, de Oliveira JP, Fregni F. Analgesic effects of noninvasive brain stimulation in rodent animal models: a systematic review of translational findings. Neuromodulation. 2012 Jul; 15(4):283-95.
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  28. Fregni F, Merabet LB. Bench to clinical translational applications of noninvasive brain stimulation. Neuromodulation. 2012 Jul; 15(4):281-2.
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  29. Villamar MF, Santos Portilla A, Fregni F, Zafonte R. Noninvasive brain stimulation to modulate neuroplasticity in traumatic brain injury. Neuromodulation. 2012 Jul; 15(4):326-38.
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  30. Brunoni AR, Ferrucci R, Fregni F, Boggio PS, Priori A. Transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of major depressive disorder: a summary of preclinical, clinical and translational findings. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Oct 1; 39(1):9-16.
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  31. Brunoni AR, Vanderhasselt MA, Boggio PS, Fregni F, Dantas EM, Mill JG, Lotufo PA, Benseñor IM. Polarity- and valence-dependent effects of prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation on heart rate variability and salivary cortisol. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2013 Jan; 38(1):58-66.
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  32. Reidler JS, Mendonca ME, Santana MB, Wang X, Lenkinski R, Motta AF, Marchand S, Latif L, Fregni F. Effects of motor cortex modulation and descending inhibitory systems on pain thresholds in healthy subjects. J Pain. 2012 May; 13(5):450-8.
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  33. Dasilva AF, Mendonca ME, Zaghi S, Lopes M, Dossantos MF, Spierings EL, Bajwa Z, Datta A, Bikson M, Fregni F. tDCS-induced analgesia and electrical fields in pain-related neural networks in chronic migraine. Headache. 2012 Sep; 52(8):1283-95.
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  34. Hsing WT, Imamura M, Weaver K, Fregni F, Azevedo Neto RS. Clinical effects of scalp electrical acupuncture in stroke: a sham-controlled randomized clinical trial. J Altern Complement Med. 2012 Apr; 18(4):341-6.
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  35. Volz MS, Mendonca M, Pinheiro FS, Cui H, Santana M, Fregni F. Dissociation of motor task-induced cortical excitability and pain perception changes in healthy volunteers. PLoS One. 2012; 7(3):e34273.
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  36. Stefani LC, Torres IL, de Souza IC, Rozisky JR, Fregni F, Caumo W. BDNF as an effect modifier for gender effects on pain thresholds in healthy subjects. Neurosci Lett. 2012 Apr 11; 514(1):62-6.
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  37. Gladwin TE, den Uyl TE, Fregni FF, Wiers RW. Enhancement of selective attention by tDCS: Interaction with interference in a Sternberg task. Neurosci Lett. 2012 Mar 14; 512(1):33-7.
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  38. Plow EB, Obretenova SN, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A, Merabet LB. Comparison of visual field training for hemianopia with active versus sham transcranial direct cortical stimulation. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2012 Jul-Aug; 26(6):616-26.
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  39. Campanhã C, Minati L, Fregni F, Boggio PS. Responding to unfair offers made by a friend: neuroelectrical activity changes in the anterior medial prefrontal cortex. J Neurosci. 2011 Oct 26; 31(43):15569-74.
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  40. Riberto M, Marcon Alfieri F, Monteiro de Benedetto Pacheco K, Dini Leite V, Nemoto Kaihami H, Fregni F, Rizzo Battistella L. Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation coupled with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for the treatment of fibromyalgia. Open Rheumatol J. 2011; 5:45-50.
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  41. Faber M, Vanneste S, Fregni F, De Ridder D. Top down prefrontal affective modulation of tinnitus with multiple sessions of tDCS of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Brain Stimul. 2012 Oct; 5(4):492-8.
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  42. Boggio PS, Valasek CA, Campanhã C, Giglio AC, Baptista NI, Lapenta OM, Fregni F. Non-invasive brain stimulation to assess and modulate neuroplasticity in Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2011 Oct; 21(5):703-16.
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  43. Ladeira A, Fregni F, Campanhã C, Valasek CA, De Ridder D, Brunoni AR, Boggio PS. Polarity-dependent transcranial direct current stimulation effects on central auditory processing. PLoS One. 2011; 6(9):e25399.
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  44. Suemoto CK, Nitrini R, Grinberg LT, Ferretti RE, Farfel JM, Leite RE, Menezes PR, Fregni F, Jacob-Filho W, Pasqualucci CA. Atherosclerosis and dementia: a cross-sectional study with pathological analysis of the carotid arteries. Stroke. 2011 Dec; 42(12):3614-5.
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  45. Leite J, Carvalho S, Fregni F, Gonçalves ÓF. Task-specific effects of tDCS-induced cortical excitability changes on cognitive and motor sequence set shifting performance. PLoS One. 2011; 6(9):e24140.
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  46. Giacobbe V, Volpe BT, Thickbroom GW, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A, Krebs HI, Edwards DJ. Reversal of TMS-induced motor twitch by training is associated with a reduction in excitability of the antagonist muscle. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2011; 8:46.
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  47. Naeser MA, Martin PI, Theoret H, Kobayashi M, Fregni F, Nicholas M, Tormos JM, Steven MS, Baker EH, Pascual-Leone A. TMS suppression of right pars triangularis, but not pars opercularis, improves naming in aphasia. Brain Lang. 2011 Dec; 119(3):206-13.
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  48. Bueno VF, Brunoni AR, Boggio PS, Bensenor IM, Fregni F. Mood and cognitive effects of transcranial direct current stimulation in post-stroke depression. Neurocase. 2011 Aug; 17(4):318-22.
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  49. Bolognini N, Vallar G, Casati C, Latif LA, El-Nazer R, Williams J, Banco E, Macea DD, Tesio L, Chessa C, Fregni F. Neurophysiological and behavioral effects of tDCS combined with constraint-induced movement therapy in poststroke patients. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2011 Nov-Dec; 25(9):819-29.
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  50. Boggio PS, Ferrucci R, Mameli F, Martins D, Martins O, Vergari M, Tadini L, Scarpini E, Fregni F, Priori A. Prolonged visual memory enhancement after direct current stimulation in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Stimul. 2012 Jul; 5(3):223-30.
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  51. Nakamura-Palacios EM, de Almeida Benevides MC, da Penha Zago-Gomes M, de Oliveira RW, de Vasconcellos VF, de Castro LN, da Silva MC, Ramos PA, Fregni F. Auditory event-related potentials (P3) and cognitive changes induced by frontal direct current stimulation in alcoholics according to Lesch alcoholism typology. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2012 Jun; 15(5):601-16.
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  52. Gonçalves ÓF, Carvalho S, Leite J, Pocinho F, Relvas J, Fregni F. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as a functional interhemispheric imbalance at the thalamic level. Med Hypotheses. 2011 Sep; 77(3):445-7.
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  53. Fernandes TL, Protta TR, Fregni F, Neto RB, Pedrinelli A, Camanho GL, Hernandez AJ. Isokinetic muscle strength and knee function associated with double femoral pin fixation and fixation with interference screw in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2012 Feb; 20(2):275-80.
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  54. Tadini L, El-Nazer R, Brunoni AR, Williams J, Carvas M, Boggio P, Priori A, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Cognitive, mood, and electroencephalographic effects of noninvasive cortical stimulation with weak electrical currents. J ECT. 2011 Jun; 27(2):134-40.
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  55. Brunoni AR, Fregni F. Clinical trial design in non-invasive brain stimulation psychiatric research. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2011 Jun; 20(2):e19-30.
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  56. DaSilva AF, Volz MS, Bikson M, Fregni F. Electrode positioning and montage in transcranial direct current stimulation. J Vis Exp. 2011; (51).
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  57. Mendonca ME, Santana MB, Baptista AF, Datta A, Bikson M, Fregni F, Araujo CP. Transcranial DC stimulation in fibromyalgia: optimized cortical target supported by high-resolution computational models. J Pain. 2011 May; 12(5):610-7.
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  58. Brunoni AR, Nitsche MA, Bolognini N, Bikson M, Wagner T, Merabet L, Edwards DJ, Valero-Cabre A, Rotenberg A, Pascual-Leone A, Ferrucci R, Priori A, Boggio PS, Fregni F. Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): challenges and future directions. Brain Stimul. 2012 Jul; 5(3):175-95.
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  59. Wilson ME, Fregni F, de S M Veras MA, Dyett J, Shei A, Ribeiro GS, David J, Castro MC, Segurado AC, Ko AI, Reis MG. Collaborative teaching and learning: a model for building capacity and partnerships to address NTDs. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011; 5(3):e939.
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  60. Shin BM, Han SJ, Jung JH, Kim JE, Fregni F. Effect of mild cognitive impairment on balance. J Neurol Sci. 2011 Jun 15; 305(1-2):121-5.
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  61. Brunoni AR, Amadera J, Berbel B, Volz MS, Rizzerio BG, Fregni F. A systematic review on reporting and assessment of adverse effects associated with transcranial direct current stimulation. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2011 Sep; 14(8):1133-45.
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  62. Oliveira L, Fregni F. Pharmacological and electrical stimulation in chronic disorders of consciousness: new insights and future directions. Brain Inj. 2011; 25(4):315-27.
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  63. Abdul Latif L, Daud Amadera JE, Pimentel D, Pimentel T, Fregni F. Sample size calculation in physical medicine and rehabilitation: a systematic review of reporting, characteristics, and results in randomized controlled trials. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011 Feb; 92(2):306-15.
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  64. Bae EH, Theodore WH, Fregni F, Cantello R, Pascual-Leone A, Rotenberg A. An estimate of placebo effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Feb; 20(2):355-9.
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  65. Demange MK, Fregni F. Limits to clinical trials in surgical areas. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2011; 66(1):159-61.
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  66. Brunoni AR, Valiengo L, Zanao T, de Oliveira JF, Bensenor IM, Fregni F. Manic psychosis after sertraline and transcranial direct-current stimulation. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2011; 23(3):E4-5.
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  67. Azeka E, Fregni F, Auler Junior JO. The past, present and future of clinical research. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2011; 66(6):931-2.
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  68. Zaghi S, Thiele B, Pimentel D, Pimentel T, Fregni F. Assessment and treatment of pain with non-invasive cortical stimulation. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2011; 29(6):439-51.
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  69. Brunoni AR, Valim C, Fregni F. Combination of noninvasive brain stimulation with pharmacotherapy. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2011 Jan; 8(1):31-9.
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  70. Brunoni AR, Fregni F, Pagano RL. Translational research in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): a systematic review of studies in animals. Rev Neurosci. 2011; 22(4):471-81.
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  71. San-Juan D, Calcáneo Jde D, González-Aragón MF, Bermúdez Maldonado L, Avellán AM, Argumosa EV, Fregni F. Transcranial direct current stimulation in adolescent and adult Rasmussen's encephalitis. Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Jan; 20(1):126-31.
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  72. Bashir S, Mizrahi I, Weaver K, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Assessment and modulation of neural plasticity in rehabilitation with transcranial magnetic stimulation. PM R. 2010 Dec; 2(12 Suppl 2):S253-68.
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  73. Mahmoudi H, Borhani Haghighi A, Petramfar P, Jahanshahi S, Salehi Z, Fregni F. Transcranial direct current stimulation: electrode montage in stroke. Disabil Rehabil. 2011; 33(15-16):1383-8.
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  74. Horvath JC, Perez JM, Forrow L, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Transcranial magnetic stimulation: a historical evaluation and future prognosis of therapeutically relevant ethical concerns. J Med Ethics. 2011 Mar; 37(3):137-43.
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  75. Fregni F. Analgesia with noninvasive electrical cortical stimulation: challenges to find optimal parameters of stimulation. Anesth Analg. 2010 Nov; 111(5):1083-5.
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  76. Brunoni AR, Valiengo L, Baccaro A, Zanao TA, de Oliveira JF, Vieira GP, Bueno VF, Goulart AC, Boggio PS, Lotufo PA, Bensenor IM, Fregni F. Sertraline vs. ELectrical Current Therapy for Treating Depression Clinical Trial--SELECT TDCS: design, rationale and objectives. Contemp Clin Trials. 2011 Jan; 32(1):90-8.
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  77. Fregni F, Potvin K, Dasilva D, Wang X, Lenkinski RE, Freedman SD, Pascual-Leone A. Clinical effects and brain metabolic correlates in non-invasive cortical neuromodulation for visceral pain. Eur J Pain. 2011 Jan; 15(1):53-60.
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  78. Cohen RB, Brunoni AR, Boggio PS, Fregni F. Clinical predictors associated with duration of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for remission in bipolar depression: a naturalistic study. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2010 Sep; 198(9):679-81.
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  79. Fecteau S, Fregni F, Boggio PS, Camprodon JA, Pascual-Leone A. Neuromodulation of decision-making in the addictive brain. Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Sep; 45(11):1766-86.
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  80. Azeka E, Fregni F. Cardiovascular research: new model of collaborative training program. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2010 Sep; 95(3):281-2.
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  81. Boggio PS, Zaghi S, Villani AB, Fecteau S, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Modulation of risk-taking in marijuana users by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Dec 1; 112(3):220-5.
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  82. Cardoso EF, Fregni F, Maia FM, Melo LM, Sato JR, Cruz AC, Bianchi ET, Fernandes DB, Monteiro ML, Barbosa ER, Amaro E. Abnormal visual activation in Parkinson's disease patients. Mov Disord. 2010 Aug 15; 25(11):1590-6.
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  83. Soler MD, Kumru H, Pelayo R, Vidal J, Tormos JM, Fregni F, Navarro X, Pascual-Leone A. Effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation and visual illusion on neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury. Brain. 2010 Sep; 133(9):2565-77.
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  84. Chi RP, Fregni F, Snyder AW. Visual memory improved by non-invasive brain stimulation. Brain Res. 2010 Sep 24; 1353:168-75.
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  85. Macea DD, Gajos K, Daglia Calil YA, Fregni F. The efficacy of Web-based cognitive behavioral interventions for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Pain. 2010 Oct; 11(10):917-29.
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  86. Bolognini N, Fregni F, Casati C, Olgiati E, Vallar G. Brain polarization of parietal cortex augments training-induced improvement of visual exploratory and attentional skills. Brain Res. 2010 Aug 19; 1349:76-89.
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  87. Brunoni AR, Teng CT, Correa C, Imamura M, Brasil-Neto JP, Boechat R, Rosa M, Caramelli P, Cohen R, Del Porto JA, Boggio PS, Fregni F. Neuromodulation approaches for the treatment of major depression: challenges and recommendations from a working group meeting. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2010 Jun; 68(3):433-51.
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  88. Zaghi S, de Freitas Rezende L, de Oliveira LM, El-Nazer R, Menning S, Tadini L, Fregni F. Inhibition of motor cortex excitability with 15Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS). Neurosci Lett. 2010 Aug 2; 479(3):211-4.
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  89. Soler MD, Kumru H, Vidal J, Pelayo R, Tormos JM, Fregni F, Navarro X, Pascual-Leone A. Referred sensations and neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury. Pain. 2010 Jul; 150(1):192-8.
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  90. Datta A, Bikson M, Fregni F. Transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with skull defects and skull plates: high-resolution computational FEM study of factors altering cortical current flow. Neuroimage. 2010 Oct 1; 52(4):1268-78.
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  91. Brunoni AR, Tadini L, Fregni F. Changes in clinical trials methodology over time: a systematic review of six decades of research in psychopharmacology. PLoS One. 2010; 5(3):e9479.
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  92. Fregni F, Imamura M, Chien HF, Lew HL, Boggio P, Kaptchuk TJ, Riberto M, Hsing WT, Battistella LR, Furlan A. Challenges and recommendations for placebo controls in randomized trials in physical and rehabilitation medicine: a report of the international placebo symposium working group. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Feb; 89(2):160-72.
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  93. Williams JA, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Interhemispheric modulation induced by cortical stimulation and motor training. Phys Ther. 2010 Mar; 90(3):398-410.
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  94. Boggio PS, Campanhã C, Valasek CA, Fecteau S, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Modulation of decision-making in a gambling task in older adults with transcranial direct current stimulation. Eur J Neurosci. 2010 Feb; 31(3):593-7.
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  95. Brunoni AR, Fregni F. Accelerating response to antidepressant treatment in depression: a review and clinical suggestions. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Mar 17; 34(2):437-8; author reply 439-40.
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  96. Edelmuth RC, Nitsche MA, Battistella L, Fregni F. Why do some promising brain-stimulation devices fail the next steps of clinical development? Expert Rev Med Devices. 2010 Jan; 7(1):67-97.
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  97. Carvas M, Imamura M, Hsing W, Dewey-Platt L, Fregni F. An innovative method of global clinical research training using collaborative learning with Web 2.0 tools. Med Teach. 2010; 32(3):270.
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  98. Boggio PS, Rocha M, Oliveira MO, Fecteau S, Cohen RB, Campanhã C, Ferreira-Santos E, Meleiro A, Corchs F, Zaghi S, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Noninvasive brain stimulation with high-frequency and low-intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2010 Aug; 71(8):992-9.
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  99. Zaghi S, Acar M, Hultgren B, Boggio PS, Fregni F. Noninvasive brain stimulation with low-intensity electrical currents: putative mechanisms of action for direct and alternating current stimulation. Neuroscientist. 2010 Jun; 16(3):285-307.
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  100. Brunoni AR, Fraguas R, Fregni F. Pharmacological and combined interventions for the acute depressive episode: focus on efficacy and tolerability. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2009; 5:897-910.
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  101. Boggio PS, Amancio EJ, Correa CF, Cecilio S, Valasek C, Bajwa Z, Freedman SD, Pascual-Leone A, Edwards DJ, Fregni F. Transcranial DC stimulation coupled with TENS for the treatment of chronic pain: a preliminary study. Clin J Pain. 2009 Oct; 25(8):691-5.
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  102. Cogiamanian F, Brunoni AR, Boggio PS, Fregni F, Ciocca M, Priori A. Non-invasive brain stimulation for the management of arterial hypertension. Med Hypotheses. 2010 Feb; 74(2):332-6.
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  109. Boggio PS, de Macedo EC, Schwartzman JS, Brunoni D, Teixeira MC, Fregni F. Transcranial direct current stimulation: a novel approach to control hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome. J Child Neurol. 2009 May; 24(5):642-3.
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  113. Williams JA, Imamura M, Fregni F. Updates on the use of non-invasive brain stimulation in physical and rehabilitation medicine. J Rehabil Med. 2009 Apr; 41(5):305-11.
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  114. Boggio PS, Fregni F, Valasek C, Ellwood S, Chi R, Gallate J, Pascual-Leone A, Snyder A. Temporal lobe cortical electrical stimulation during the encoding and retrieval phase reduces false memories. PLoS One. 2009; 4(3):e4959.
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  115. Brunoni AR, Lopes M, Kaptchuk TJ, Fregni F. Placebo response of non-pharmacological and pharmacological trials in major depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2009; 4(3):e4824.
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  116. Bolognini N, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Using non-invasive brain stimulation to augment motor training-induced plasticity. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2009; 6:8.
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  117. Zaghi S, Heine N, Fregni F. Brain stimulation for the treatment of pain: A review of costs, clinical effects, and mechanisms of treatment for three different central neuromodulatory approaches. J Pain Management. 2009; in press.
  118. Imamura M, Hsing WT, Platt LD, Fregni F. How to develop research capacity using a collaborative training approach: the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) international training program experience. J Rehabil Med. 2009 Mar; 41(4):295-6.
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  119. Valle A, Roizenblatt S, Botte S, Zaghi Z, Riberto R, Tufik S, Boggio P, Fregni F. Efficacy of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for the treatment of fibromyalgia: results of a randomized, sham-controlled longitudinal clinical trial. J Pain Management. 2009; in press.
  120. Boggio PS, Coutinho de Macedo E, Pascual-Leone A, Tormos Muñoz JM, Schwartzman JS, Fregni F. Neuromodulation in hypoxic-ischemic injury. Brain Stimul. 2009 Jul; 2(3):179-81.
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  121. Fenton BW, Palmieri PA, Boggio P, Fanning J, Fregni F. A preliminary study of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of refractory chronic pelvic pain. Brain Stimul. 2009 Apr; 2(2):103-7.
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  123. Boggio PS, Carreiro LR, Fregni F. Cortical stimulation with weak electrical currents for cognitive modulation in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Med Hypotheses. 2009 May; 72(5):613-4.
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  124. Freitas C, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Meta-analysis of the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on negative and positive symptoms in schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2009 Mar; 108(1-3):11-24.
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  125. Cohen RB, Boggio PS, Fregni F. Risk factors for relapse after remission with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression. Depress Anxiety. 2009; 26(7):682-8.
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  126. Williams JA, Colton K, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A, Alexander MP. Feasibility of a home constraint-induced movement therapy for hand weakness after stroke. J Rehabil Med. 2009 Jan; 41(1):92-3.
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  127. Cecilio SB, Zaghi S, Cecilio LB, Correa CF, Fregni F. Exploring a novel therapeutic approach with noninvasive cortical stimulation for vulvodynia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Dec; 199(6):e6-7.
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  128. Zanardi R, Barbini B, Rossini D, Bernasconi A, Fregni F, Padberg F, Rossi S, Wirz-Justice A, Terman M, Martiny K, Bersani G, Hariri AR, Pezawas L, Roiser JP, Bertolino A, Calabrese G, Magri L, Benedetti F, Pontiggia A, Malaguti A, Smeraldi E, Colombo C. New perspectives on techniques for the clinical psychiatrist: Brain stimulation, chronobiology and psychiatric brain imaging. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2008 Dec; 62(6):627-37.
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  129. Boggio PS, Khoury LP, Martins DC, Martins OE, de Macedo EC, Fregni F. Temporal cortex direct current stimulation enhances performance on a visual recognition memory task in Alzheimer disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2009 Apr; 80(4):444-7.
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  130. Imamura M, Imamura ST, Kaziyama HH, Targino RA, Hsing WT, de Souza LP, Cutait MM, Fregni F, Camanho GL. Impact of nervous system hyperalgesia on pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a controlled analysis. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Oct 15; 59(10):1424-31.
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  131. Hummel FC, Celnik P, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F, Byblow WD, Buetefisch CM, Rothwell J, Cohen LG, Gerloff C. Controversy: Noninvasive and invasive cortical stimulation show efficacy in treating stroke patients. Brain Stimul. 2008 Oct; 1(4):370-82.
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  132. Lefaucheur JP, Antal A, Ahdab R, Ciampi de Andrade D, Fregni F, Khedr EM, Nitsche M, Paulus W. The use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to relieve pain. Brain Stimul. 2008 Oct; 1(4):337-44.
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  133. Miniussi C, Cappa SF, Cohen LG, Floel A, Fregni F, Nitsche MA, Oliveri M, Pascual-Leone A, Paulus W, Priori A, Walsh V. Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation/transcranial direct current stimulation in cognitive neurorehabilitation. Brain Stimul. 2008 Oct; 1(4):326-36.
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  134. Boggio PS, Rocha RR, da Silva MT, Fregni F. Differential modulatory effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on a facial expression go-no-go task in males and females. Neurosci Lett. 2008 Dec 12; 447(2-3):101-5.
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  135. Passos Mdo C, Duro D, Fregni F. CNS or classic drugs for the treatment of pain in functional dyspepsia? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Pain Physician. 2008 Sep-Oct; 11(5):597-609.
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  136. Bajwa S, Bermpohl F, Rigonatti SP, Pascual-Leone A, Boggio PS, Fregni F. Impaired interhemispheric interactions in patients with major depression. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2008 Sep; 196(9):671-7.
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  137. Brunoni AR, Lopes M, Fregni F. A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies on major depression and BDNF levels: implications for the role of neuroplasticity in depression. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2008 Dec; 11(8):1169-80.
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  138. Boggio PS, Zaghi S, Lopes M, Fregni F. Modulatory effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation on perception and pain thresholds in healthy volunteers. Eur J Neurol. 2008 Oct; 15(10):1124-30.
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  139. Bermpohl F, Pascual-Leone A, Amedi A, Merabet LB, Fregni F, Wrase J, Schlagenhauf F, Bauer M, Heinz A, Schlaug G, Northoff G. Novelty seeking modulates medial prefrontal activity during the anticipation of emotional stimuli. Psychiatry Res. 2008 Oct 30; 164(1):81-5.
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  140. Boggio PS, Zaghi S, Fregni F. Modulation of emotions associated with images of human pain using anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Neuropsychologia. 2009 Jan; 47(1):212-7.
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  141. Nitsche MA, Cohen LG, Wassermann EM, Priori A, Lang N, Antal A, Paulus W, Hummel F, Boggio PS, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Transcranial direct current stimulation: State of the art 2008. Brain Stimul. 2008 Jul; 1(3):206-23.
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  142. Langguth B, de Ridder D, Dornhoffer JL, Eichhammer P, Folmer RL, Frank E, Fregni F, Gerloff C, Khedr E, Kleinjung T, Landgrebe M, Lee S, Lefaucheur JP, Londero A, Marcondes R, Moller AR, Pascual-Leone A, Plewnia C, Rossi S, Sanchez T, Sand P, Schlee W, Pysch D, Steffens T, van de Heyning P, Hajak G. Controversy: Does repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation/ transcranial direct current stimulation show efficacy in treating tinnitus patients? Brain Stimul. 2008 Jul; 1(3):192-205.
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  143. Cohen RB, Ferreira MS, Ferreira MJ, Fregni F. Use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the management of bipolar disorder during the postpartum period. Brain Stimul. 2008 Jul; 1(3):224-6.
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  144. Lima MC, Fregni F. Motor cortex stimulation for chronic pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Neurology. 2008 Jun 10; 70(24):2329-37.
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  145. Fregni F. Towards novel treatments for paediatric stroke: is transcranial magnetic stimulation beneficial? Lancet Neurol. 2008 Jun; 7(6):472-3.
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  146. Rosa MA, Rosa MO, Belegarde IM, Bueno CR, Fregni F. Recovery after ECT: comparison of propofol, etomidate and thiopental. Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2008 Jun; 30(2):149-51.
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  147. Brunoni AR, Boggio PS, Fregni F. Can the 'yin and yang' BDNF hypothesis be used to predict the effects of rTMS treatment in neuropsychiatry? Med Hypotheses. 2008 Aug; 71(2):279-82.
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  148. Cappelletti M, Fregni F, Shapiro K, Pascual-Leone A, Caramazza A. Processing nouns and verbs in the left frontal cortex: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. J Cogn Neurosci. 2008 Apr; 20(4):707-20.
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  149. Wu AD, Fregni F, Simon DK, Deblieck C, Pascual-Leone A. Noninvasive brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and dystonia. Neurotherapeutics. 2008 Apr; 5(2):345-61.
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  150. Zago S, Ferrucci R, Fregni F, Priori A. Bartholow, Sciamanna, Alberti: pioneers in the electrical stimulation of the exposed human cerebral cortex. Neuroscientist. 2008 Oct; 14(5):521-8.
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  151. Wagner T, Eden U, Fregni F, Valero-Cabre A, Ramos-Estebanez C, Pronio-Stelluto V, Grodzinsky A, Zahn M, Pascual-Leone A. Transcranial magnetic stimulation and brain atrophy: a computer-based human brain model study. Exp Brain Res. 2008 Apr; 186(4):539-50.
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  152. Edwards D, Fregni F. Modulating the healthy and affected motor cortex with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in stroke: development of new strategies for neurorehabilitation. NeuroRehabilitation. 2008; 23(1):3-14.
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  153. Fregni F, Liguori P, Fecteau S, Nitsche MA, Pascual-Leone A, Boggio PS. Cortical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex with transcranial direct current stimulation reduces cue-provoked smoking craving: a randomized, sham-controlled study. J Clin Psychiatry. 2008 Jan; 69(1):32-40.
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  154. Kuo MF, Grosch J, Fregni F, Paulus W, Nitsche MA. Focusing effect of acetylcholine on neuroplasticity in the human motor cortex. J Neurosci. 2007 Dec 26; 27(52):14442-7.
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  155. Fregni F, Orsati F, Pedrosa W, Fecteau S, Tome FA, Nitsche MA, Mecca T, Macedo EC, Pascual-Leone A, Boggio PS. Transcranial direct current stimulation of the prefrontal cortex modulates the desire for specific foods. Appetite. 2008 Jul; 51(1):34-41.
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  156. Jensen MP, Hakimian S, Sherlin LH, Fregni F. New insights into neuromodulatory approaches for the treatment of pain. J Pain. 2008 Mar; 9(3):193-9.
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  157. Williams J; Fregni F. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation. Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neuromodulation. 2007; To be published.
  158. Rigonatti SP, Boggio PS, Myczkowski ML, Otta E, Fiquer JT, Ribeiro RB, Nitsche MA, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Transcranial direct stimulation and fluoxetine for the treatment of depression. Eur Psychiatry. 2008 Jan; 23(1):74-6.
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  159. Fecteau S, Knoch D, Fregni F, Sultani N, Boggio P, Pascual-Leone A. Diminishing risk-taking behavior by modulating activity in the prefrontal cortex: a direct current stimulation study. J Neurosci. 2007 Nov 14; 27(46):12500-5.
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  160. Roizenblatt S, Fregni F, Gimenez R, Wetzel T, Rigonatti SP, Tufik S, Boggio PS, Valle AC. Site-specific effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on sleep and pain in fibromyalgia: a randomized, sham-controlled study. Pain Pract. 2007 Dec; 7(4):297-306.
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  161. Alonso-Alonso M, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Brain stimulation in poststroke rehabilitation. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2007; 24 Suppl 1:157-66.
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  162. Hemond CC, Fregni F. Transcranial magnetic stimulation in neurology: what we have learned from randomized controlled studies. Neuromodulation. 2007 Oct; 10(4):333-44.
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  163. Silva G, Miksad R, Freedman SD, Pascual-Leone A, Jain S, Gomes DL, Amancio EJ, Boggio PS, Correa CF, Fregni F. Treatment of cancer pain with noninvasive brain stimulation. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Oct; 34(4):342-5.
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  164. Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A, Freedman SD. Pain in chronic pancreatitis: a salutogenic mechanism or a maladaptive brain response? Pancreatology. 2007; 7(5-6):411-22.
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  165. Gross M, Nakamura L, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Has repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment for depression improved? A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the recent vs. the earlier rTMS studies. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2007 Sep; 116(3):165-73.
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  166. Cardoso EF, Fregni F, Martins Maia F, Boggio PS, Luis Myczkowski M, Coracini K, Lopes Vieira A, Melo LM, Sato JR, Antonio Marcolin M, Rigonatti SP, Cruz AC, Reis Barbosa E, Amaro E. rTMS treatment for depression in Parkinson's disease increases BOLD responses in the left prefrontal cortex. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2008 Mar; 11(2):173-83.
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  167. Boggio PS, Sultani N, Fecteau S, Merabet L, Mecca T, Pascual-Leone A, Basaglia A, Fregni F. Prefrontal cortex modulation using transcranial DC stimulation reduces alcohol craving: a double-blind, sham-controlled study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008 Jan 1; 92(1-3):55-60.
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  168. Hemond C, Fregni F. Transcranial magnetic stimulation in neurology: what we have learned from randomized controlled studies. Neuromodulation. 2007; in press.
  169. Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Technology insight: noninvasive brain stimulation in neurology-perspectives on the therapeutic potential of rTMS and tDCS. Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2007 Jul; 3(7):383-93.
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  170. Valle AC, Dionisio K, Pitskel NB, Pascual-Leone A, Orsati F, Ferreira MJ, Boggio PS, Lima MC, Rigonatti SP, Fregni F. Low and high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of spasticity. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007 Jul; 49(7):534-8.
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  171. Boggio PS, Rigonatti SP, Ribeiro RB, Myczkowski ML, Nitsche MA, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. A randomized, double-blind clinical trial on the efficacy of cortical direct current stimulation for the treatment of major depression. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2008 Mar; 11(2):249-54.
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  172. Fecteau S, Pascual-Leone A, Zald DH, Liguori P, Théoret H, Boggio PS, Fregni F. Activation of prefrontal cortex by transcranial direct current stimulation reduces appetite for risk during ambiguous decision making. J Neurosci. 2007 Jun 6; 27(23):6212-8.
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  173. Felipe Fregni. Use of a non-expensive method of noninvasive brain stimulation for the treatment of fibromyalgia (MPH thesis). 2007.
  174. Ramos-Estebanez C, Merabet LB, Machii K, Fregni F, Thut G, Wagner TA, Romei V, Amedi A, Pascual-Leone A. Visual phosphene perception modulated by subthreshold crossmodal sensory stimulation. J Neurosci. 2007 Apr 11; 27(15):4178-81.
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  175. Rosa MA, Rosa MO, Marcolin MA, Fregni F. Cardiovascular effects of anesthesia in ECT: a randomized, double-blind comparison of etomidate, propofol, and thiopental. J ECT. 2007 Mar; 23(1):6-8.
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  176. Wagner T, Fregni F, Fecteau S, Grodzinsky A, Zahn M, Pascual-Leone A. Transcranial direct current stimulation: a computer-based human model study. Neuroimage. 2007 Apr 15; 35(3):1113-24.
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  177. Fregni F, Freedman S, Pascual-Leone A. Recent advances in the treatment of chronic pain with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques. Lancet Neurol. 2007 Feb; 6(2):188-91.
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  178. Cappelletti M, Barth H, Fregni F, Spelke ES, Pascual-Leone A. rTMS over the intraparietal sulcus disrupts numerosity processing. Exp Brain Res. 2007 Jun; 179(4):631-42.
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  179. Edwards DJ, Mastaglia FL, Byrnes ML, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A, Thickbroom GW. Supraspinal inputs reduce corticomotor excitability during passive movement: evidence from a pure sensory stroke. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2007; 25(5-6):527-33.
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  180. Thomas R, Fregni F. A novel method - Direct Current (DC) carotid body stimulation - to treat periodic breathing and central sleep apnea (SA). 2007.
  181. Boggio PS, Nunes A, Rigonatti SP, Nitsche MA, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Repeated sessions of noninvasive brain DC stimulation is associated with motor function improvement in stroke patients. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2007; 25(2):123-9.
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  182. Negreiros DP, Fregni F, Scalco AZ. Global aphasia without hemiparesis: stroke or conversion disorder?. Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica. 2007; 34(1):23-27.
  183. Boggio PS, Bermpohl F, Vergara AO, Muniz AL, Nahas FH, Leme PB, Rigonatti SP, Fregni F. Go-no-go task performance improvement after anodal transcranial DC stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in major depression. J Affect Disord. 2007 Aug; 101(1-3):91-8.
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  184. Fregni F, Gimenes R, Valle AC, Ferreira MJ, Rocha RR, Natalle L, Bravo R, Rigonatti SP, Freedman SD, Nitsche MA, Pascual-Leone A, Boggio PS. A randomized, sham-controlled, proof of principle study of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of pain in fibromyalgia. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Dec; 54(12):3988-98.
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  185. Fregni F, Liebetanz D, Monte-Silva KK, Oliveira MB, Santos AA, Nitsche MA, Pascual-Leone A, Guedes RC. Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation coupled with repetitive electrical stimulation on cortical spreading depression. Exp Neurol. 2007 Mar; 204(1):462-6.
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  186. Boggio PS, Alonso-Alonso M, Mansur CG, Rigonatti SP, Schlaug G, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Hand function improvement with low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the unaffected hemisphere in a severe case of stroke. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2006 Nov; 85(11):927-30.
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  187. Nair DG, Hutchinson S, Fregni F, Alexander M, Pascual-Leone A, Schlaug G. Imaging correlates of motor recovery from cerebral infarction and their physiological significance in well-recovered patients. Neuroimage. 2007 Jan 1; 34(1):253-63.
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  188. Fregni F, Boggio PS, Bermpohl F, Maia F, Rigonatti SP, Barbosa ER, Pascual-Leone A. Immediate placebo effect in Parkinson's disease--is the subjective relief accompanied by objective improvement? Eur Neurol. 2006; 56(4):222-9.
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  189. Fregni F, Boggio PS, Santos MC, Lima M, Vieira AL, Rigonatti SP, Silva MT, Barbosa ER, Nitsche MA, Pascual-Leone A. Noninvasive cortical stimulation with transcranial direct current stimulation in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2006 Oct; 21(10):1693-702.
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  190. Fregni F, Otachi PT, Do Valle A, Boggio PS, Thut G, Rigonatti SP, Pascual-Leone A, Valente KD. A randomized clinical trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with refractory epilepsy. Ann Neurol. 2006 Oct; 60(4):447-55.
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  191. Fregni F, Marcondes R, Boggio PS, Marcolin MA, Rigonatti SP, Sanchez TG, Nitsche MA, Pascual-Leone A. Transient tinnitus suppression induced by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation. Eur J Neurol. 2006 Sep; 13(9):996-1001.
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  192. Marcolin MA, Souza Filho JL, Teixeira MJ, Fregni F. Transient visual changes associated with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in cases of major depression. Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2006 Sep; 28(3):251.
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  193. Rosa MA, Gattaz WF, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F, Rosa MO, Rumi DO, Myczkowski M, Silva MF, Mansur C, Rigonatti SP, Jacobsen Teixeira M, Marcolin MA. Comparison of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroconvulsive therapy in unipolar non-psychotic refractory depression: a randomized, single-blind study. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2006 Dec; 9(6):667-76.
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  194. Bermpohl F, Pascual-Leone A, Amedi A, Merabet LB, Fregni F, Gaab N, Alsop D, Schlaug G, Northoff G. Attentional modulation of emotional stimulus processing: an fMRI study using emotional expectancy. Hum Brain Mapp. 2006 Aug; 27(8):662-77.
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  195. Boggio PS, Ferrucci R, Rigonatti SP, Covre P, Nitsche M, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on working memory in patients with Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Sci. 2006 Nov 1; 249(1):31-8.
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  196. Boggio PS, Castro LO, Savagim EA, Braite R, Cruz VC, Rocha RR, Rigonatti SP, Silva MT, Fregni F. Enhancement of non-dominant hand motor function by anodal transcranial direct current stimulation. Neurosci Lett. 2006 Aug 14; 404(1-2):232-6.
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  197. Fregni F, Boggio PS, Valle AC, Rocha RR, Duarte J, Ferreira MJ, Wagner T, Fecteau S, Rigonatti SP, Riberto M, Freedman SD, Pascual-Leone A. A sham-controlled trial of a 5-day course of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the unaffected hemisphere in stroke patients. Stroke. 2006 Aug; 37(8):2115-22.
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  198. Fregni F, Ono CR, Santos CM, Bermpohl F, Buchpiguel C, Barbosa ER, Marcolin MA, Pascual-Leone A, Valente KD. Effects of antidepressant treatment with rTMS and fluoxetine on brain perfusion in PD. Neurology. 2006 Jun 13; 66(11):1629-37.
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  199. Conforto AB, Fregni F, Puglia P, Leite Cda C, Yamamoto FI, Coracini KF, Scaff M. Comparison between digital subtraction angiography and magnetic resonance angiography in investigation of nonlacunar ischemic stroke in young patients: preliminary results. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2006 Jun; 64(2B):353-8.
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  200. Fregni F, Boggio PS, Valle AC, Otachi P, Thut G, Rigonatti SP, Marcolin MA, Fecteau S, Pascual-Leone A, Fiore L, Valente K. Homeostatic effects of plasma valproate levels on corticospinal excitability changes induced by 1Hz rTMS in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Clin Neurophysiol. 2006 Jun; 117(6):1217-27.
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  201. Patrizi F, Freedman SD, Pascual-Leone A, Fregni F. Novel therapeutic approaches to the treatment of chronic abdominal visceral pain. ScientificWorldJournal. 2006; 6:472-90.
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  202. Marcondes R, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Tinnitus and brain activation: insights from transcranial magnetic stimulation. Ear Nose Throat J. 2006 Apr; 85(4):233-4, 236-8.
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  203. Fregni F, Boggio PS, Nitsche MA, Marcolin MA, Rigonatti SP, Pascual-Leone A. Treatment of major depression with transcranial direct current stimulation. Bipolar Disord. 2006 Apr; 8(2):203-4.
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  204. Fregni F, Boggio PS, Lima MC, Ferreira MJ, Wagner T, Rigonatti SP, Castro AW, Souza DR, Riberto M, Freedman SD, Nitsche MA, Pascual-Leone A. A sham-controlled, phase II trial of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of central pain in traumatic spinal cord injury. Pain. 2006 May; 122(1-2):197-209.
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  205. Boggio PS, Fregni F, Rigonatti SP, Marcolin MA, Silva MT. [Transcranial magnetic stimulation in neuropsychology: new horizons for brain research]. Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2006 Mar; 28(1):44-9.
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  206. Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Hand motor recovery after stroke: tuning the orchestra to improve hand motor function. Cogn Behav Neurol. 2006 Mar; 19(1):21-33.
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  207. Wagner T, Fregni F, Eden U, Ramos-Estebanez C, Grodzinsky A, Zahn M, Pascual-Leone A. Transcranial magnetic stimulation and stroke: a computer-based human model study. Neuroimage. 2006 Apr 15; 30(3):857-70.
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  208. Dias AE, Barbosa ER, Coracini K, Maia F, Marcolin MA, Fregni F. Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on voice and speech in Parkinson's disease. Acta Neurol Scand. 2006 Feb; 113(2):92-9.
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  209. Fregni F, Thome-Souza S, Nitsche MA, Freedman SD, Valente KD, Pascual-Leone A. A controlled clinical trial of cathodal DC polarization in patients with refractory epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2006 Feb; 47(2):335-42.
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  210. Liebetanz D, Fregni F, Monte-Silva KK, Oliveira MB, Amâncio-dos-Santos A, Nitsche MA, Guedes RC. After-effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cortical spreading depression. Neurosci Lett. 2006 May 1; 398(1-2):85-90.
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  211. Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A, Boggio P. Development of a portable device of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of major depression. 2006.
  212. Carey JR, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. rTMS combined with motor learning training in healthy subjects. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2006; 24(3):191-9.
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  213. Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A, Schachter S. Development of EEG algorithms for an EEG-guided tDCS system to enhance the antiepileptic effects of tDCS. 2006.
  214. Fregni F. Clinical Applications of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Neurology (MMSs thesis) . 2006.
  215. Fregni F, Boggio PS, Nitsche MA, Rigonatti SP, Pascual-Leone A. Cognitive effects of repeated sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with depression. Depress Anxiety. 2006; 23(8):482-4.
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  216. Bermpohl F, Fregni F, Boggio PS, Thut G, Northoff G, Otachi PT, Rigonatti SP, Marcolin MA, Pascual-Leone A. Effect of low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation on an affective go/no-go task in patients with major depression: role of stimulation site and depression severity. Psychiatry Res. 2006 Jan 30; 141(1):1-13.
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  217. Fregni F, Simon DK, Wu A, Pascual-Leone A. Non-invasive brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2005 Dec; 76(12):1614-23.
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  218. Fregni F, DaSilva D, Potvin K, Ramos-Estebanez C, Cohen D, Pascual-Leone A, Freedman SD. Treatment of chronic visceral pain with brain stimulation. Ann Neurol. 2005 Dec; 58(6):971-2.
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  219. Fregni F, Marcolin MA, Myczkowski M, Amiaz R, Hasey G, Rumi DO, Rosa M, Rigonatti SP, Camprodon J, Walpoth M, Heaslip J, Grunhaus L, Hausmann A, Pascual-Leone A. Predictors of antidepressant response in clinical trials of transcranial magnetic stimulation. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2006 Dec; 9(6):641-54.
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  220. Bermpohl F, Pascual-Leone A, Amedi A, Merabet LB, Fregni F, Gaab N, Alsop D, Schlaug G, Northoff G. Dissociable networks for the expectancy and perception of emotional stimuli in the human brain. Neuroimage. 2006 Apr 1; 30(2):588-600.
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  221. Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2005 Nov; 30(6):434; author reply 434-5.
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  222. Fregni F, O'Connor M, Pascual-Leone A. ECT and rTMS for depression. Br J Psychiatry. 2005 Oct; 187:386; author reply 386-7.
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  223. Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression in neurologic disorders. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2005 Oct; 7(5):381-90.
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  224. Fregni F, Boggio PS, Mansur CG, Wagner T, Ferreira MJ, Lima MC, Rigonatti SP, Marcolin MA, Freedman SD, Nitsche MA, Pascual-Leone A. Transcranial direct current stimulation of the unaffected hemisphere in stroke patients. Neuroreport. 2005 Sep 28; 16(14):1551-5.
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  225. Boggio PS, Fregni F, Bermpohl F, Mansur CG, Rosa M, Rumi DO, Barbosa ER, Odebrecht Rosa M, Pascual-Leone A, Rigonatti SP, Marcolin MA, Araujo Silva MT. Effect of repetitive TMS and fluoxetine on cognitive function in patients with Parkinson's disease and concurrent depression. Mov Disord. 2005 Sep; 20(9):1178-84.
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  226. Fregni F, Schachter SC, Pascual-Leone A. Transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for epilepsy: can it also improve depression and vice versa? Epilepsy Behav. 2005 Sep; 7(2):182-9.
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  227. Fregni F, Boggio PS, Nitsche M, Bermpohl F, Antal A, Feredoes E, Marcolin MA, Rigonatti SP, Silva MT, Paulus W, Pascual-Leone A. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation of prefrontal cortex enhances working memory. Exp Brain Res. 2005 Sep; 166(1):23-30.
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  228. Fregni F, Thome-Souza S, Bermpohl F, Marcolin MA, Herzog A, Pascual-Leone A, Valente KD. Antiepileptic effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with cortical malformations: an EEG and clinical study. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2005; 83(2-3):57-62.
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  229. Naeser MA, Martin PI, Nicholas M, Baker EH, Seekins H, Helm-Estabrooks N, Cayer-Meade C, Kobayashi M, Theoret H, Fregni F, Tormos JM, Kurland J, Doron KW, Pascual-Leone A. Improved naming after TMS treatments in a chronic, global aphasia patient--case report. Neurocase. 2005 Jun; 11(3):182-93.
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  230. Mansur CG, Fregni F, Boggio PS, Riberto M, Gallucci-Neto J, Santos CM, Wagner T, Rigonatti SP, Marcolin MA, Pascual-Leone A. A sham stimulation-controlled trial of rTMS of the unaffected hemisphere in stroke patients. Neurology. 2005 May 24; 64(10):1802-4.
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  231. Fregni F, Boggio PS, Nitsche M, Pascual-Leone A. Transcranial direct current stimulation. Br J Psychiatry. 2005 May; 186:446-7.
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  232. Bermpohl F, Fregni F, Boggio PS, Thut G, Northoff G, Otachi PT, Rigonatti SP, Marcolin MA, Pascual-Leone A. Left prefrontal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation impairs performance in affective go/no-go task. Neuroreport. 2005 Apr 25; 16(6):615-9.
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  233. Naeser MA, Martin PI, Nicholas M, Baker EH, Seekins H, Kobayashi M, Theoret H, Fregni F, Maria-Tormos J, Kurland J, Doron KW, Pascual-Leone A. Improved picture naming in chronic aphasia after TMS to part of right Broca's area: an open-protocol study. Brain Lang. 2005 Apr; 93(1):95-105.
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  234. Fregni F, Monte-Silva KK, Oliveira MB, Freedman SD, Pascual-Leone A, Guedes RC. Lasting accelerative effects of 1 Hz and 20 Hz electrical stimulation on cortical spreading depression: relevance for clinical applications of brain stimulation. Eur J Neurosci. 2005 Apr; 21(8):2278-84.
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  235. Kahn I, Pascual-Leone A, Theoret H, Fregni F, Clark D, Wagner AD. Transient disruption of ventrolateral prefrontal cortex during verbal encoding affects subsequent memory performance. J Neurophysiol. 2005 Jul; 94(1):688-98.
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  236. Théoret H, Halligan E, Kobayashi M, Fregni F, Tager-Flusberg H, Pascual-Leone A. Impaired motor facilitation during action observation in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Curr Biol. 2005 Feb 8; 15(3):R84-5.
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  237. Rumi DO, Gattaz WF, Rigonatti SP, Rosa MA, Fregni F, Rosa MO, Mansur C, Myczkowski ML, Moreno RA, Marcolin MA. Transcranial magnetic stimulation accelerates the antidepressant effect of amitriptyline in severe depression: a double-blind placebo-controlled study. Biol Psychiatry. 2005 Jan 15; 57(2):162-6.
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  238. Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A, Valente KD. A therapeutic window for transcranial magnetic stimulation in refractory epilepsy. J Epilepsy Clin Neurophysiol. 2005; 11(4):177-181.
  239. Pascual-Leone A, Amedi A, Fregni F, Merabet LB. The plastic human brain cortex. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2005; 28:377-401.
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  240. Fregni F, Santos CM, Myczkowski ML, Rigolino R, Gallucci-Neto J, Barbosa ER, Valente KD, Pascual-Leone A, Marcolin MA. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is as effective as fluoxetine in the treatment of depression in patients with Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004 Aug; 75(8):1171-4.
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  241. Martin PI, Naeser MA, Theoret H, Tormos JM, Nicholas M, Kurland J, Fregni F, Seekins H, Doron K, Pascual-Leone A. Transcranial magnetic stimulation as a complementary treatment for aphasia. Semin Speech Lang. 2004 May; 25(2):181-91.
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  242. Fregni F, Merabet L, Pascual-Leone A, Marcolin MA. Modulation in motor threshold after a severe episode of gastrointestinal distress. J ECT. 2004 Mar; 20(1):50-1.
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  243. Fregni F, Conceição Souza GE, Taricco MA, Mutarelli EG. Phrenic paresis and respiratory insufficiency associated with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2004 Mar; 146(3):309-12; discussion 312.
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  244. Fregni F, Marcolin MA. Clinical Applications of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Clinical Practice. Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica. 2004; 31(5):216-220.
  245. Fregni F. Comparison of rapid-rate transcranial magnetic stimulation and fluoxetine in patients with Parkinson’s disease and depression: a randomized trial (PhD thesis). 2004.
  246. Fregni F, Conforto AB, Martin MG, Leite CC, Yamamoto FI, Scaff M. Magnetic resonance imaging of Wallerian degeneration in stroke. Arch Neurol. 2003 Oct; 60(10):1466-7.
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  247. Fregni F, Castelo-Branco LE, Conforto AB, Yamamoto FI, Campos CR, Puglia P, Caldas JG, Scaff M. Treatment of subclavian steal syndrome with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting: case report. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2003 Mar; 61(1):95-9.
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  248. Machado FC, Fregni F, Campos CR, Limongi JC. [Bilateral hemifacial spasm: case report]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2003 Mar; 61(1):115-8.
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  249. Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to treat Parkinson Disease. Journal Watch Neurology (NEJM). 2003; 5(10):73-74.
  250. Resende Campos C, Fregni F, Massaro AR, Scaff M. Pure alexia and hemianopia related to dissection of the internal carotid artery. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2003; 15(1-2):151-2.
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  251. Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A. Transcranial magnetic stimulation: a new tool for the treatment of depression?. Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica. 2001; 28(5):253-265.
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