Luciana Cadore Stefani

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
observational 2019
BDNF and serum S100B levels according the spectrum of structural pathology in chronic pain patients
Neuroscience letters ·doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2019.05.021

Central sensitivity syndrome (CSS) consists of adaptive pathophysiological changes associated with neuroplasticity in some chronic pain disorders. It could be grouped in two main conceptual conditions: one includes those chronic pain patien…

rct 2017
Preoperative transcranial direct current stimulation: Exploration of a novel strategy to enhance neuroplasticity before surgery to control postoperative pain. A randomized sham-controlled study
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0187013

BACKGROUND: An imbalance in the excitatory/inhibitory systems in the pain networks may explain the persistent chronic pain after hallux valgus surgery. Thus, to contra-regulate this dysfunction, the use of transcranial direct current stimul…

rct 2015
Combined neuromodulatory interventions in acute experimental pain: assessment of melatonin and non-invasive brain stimulation
Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience ·doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00077

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and melatonin can effectively treat pain. Given their potentially complementary mechanisms of action, their combination could have a synergistic effect. Thus, we tested the hypothesis that comp…

rct 2013
A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Dose-Response Trial of the Melatonin Effect on the Pain Threshold of Healthy Subjects
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074107

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that melatonin may produce antinociception through peripheral and central mechanisms. Based on the preliminary encouraging results of studies of the effects of melatonin on pain modulation, the im…