Theta Burst Brain Stimulation in Diabetic Neuropathy Patients With Neuropathic Pain: Investigating Neural Mechanisms

Inclusion Criteria

• •Patients with type II Diabetes Mellitus.
• •Age 18-75 years.
• •Diagnosed by a Physician with diabetic neuropathy/ distal symmetric polyneuropathy/ diabetic polyneuropathy.
• •Patients under physician care at Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems in the Neurology Clinic/ Neurology Department and the Endocrinology Clinic
• •Neuropathic pain for at least 3 months.
• •Neuropathic pain signs and symptoms identified using Pain DETECT questionnaire.
• •Current pain score ≥3 or higher (0='no pain' and 10='worst possible pain').
• •Pain Medication dosage stable for at least 4 weeks