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Project Number: | I01CX001986-01 |
Title: | rTMS in alleviating Pain and Co-morbid symptoms in GWVI |
Principal Investigator: | Albert Leung |
Location: | San Diego, CA |
Congressional District Code: | 52 |
Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
Project Period: | October 2019 - September 2025 |
FY 2023 Funding Amount: | $402,932 |
Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,869,639 |
Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Abstract Headaches (HA), muscle and joint pain and depression are some of the most common debilitating symptoms in military personnel served in the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War (GW1). Migraine like HA and diffuse body pain were detected in 64% of Gulf War Veteran (GWV) diagnosed with Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI). Likewise, depression carries a very high co- morbid prevalence (50%) in patients with chronic pain, and in GWV with GWVI related chronic HA, and body muscle and joint pain conditi... |