RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with fibromyalgia. A systematic review A1 Conde Antón, Ángela A1 Hernando Garijo, Ignacio A1 Jiménez del Barrio, Sandra A1 Mingo Gómez, María Teresa A1 Medrano De La Fuente, Ricardo A1 Ceballos Laita, Luis AB Background: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) is a chronic pathology characterised by widespread pain commonly associated with psychological distress affecting quality of life. In recent years, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) have been investigated to treat chronic pain. The aim of the current review is to determine the effects of tDCS and TMS on the main symptoms of patients with FM.Development: A systematic review based on PRISMA guidelines was carried out. The search strategy was performed in MEDLINE, SCOPUS, PEDro and Cochrane Library. Randomised controlled trials based on the effects of tDCS and TMS on pain, pressure pain threshold (PPT), fatigue, anxiety and depression, catastrophising and quality of life in patients with FM were analysed. Fourteen studies were included.Conclusions: The application of tDCS to the motor cortex is the only intervention shown to decrease pain in the short and medium-term in patients with FM. The application of both interventions showed improvements in PPT, catastrophising and quality of life when applied to the motor cortex, and in fatigue when applied to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The effects of these interventions on anxiety and depression are unclear. SN 2173-5808 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/78217 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/78217 LA spa NO Neurología, Julio-Agosto 2023, vol. 38, n. 6. p. 427—439 DS UVaDOC RD 01-oct-2025