Is the analgesic effect of therapeutic rTMS mediated or predicted by comorbid psychiatric or sleep disorders?
We conclude that rTMS to the right S2 does not exert its beneficial analgesic effects in chronic neuropathic orofacial pain via indirect improvement of comorbid psychiatric or sleep disorders.
We did not observe increased mortality attributable to CNS bacteremia, although it was associated with longer hospitalizations. Early appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy pending blood culture results might improve the outcome of patients with CNS bacteremia. Close follow-up is recommended if fever persists beyond 72 h.