Table 1.

Clinical results at the three time points: 40 days after the right thalamic stroke (T0), immediately after the last repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment session (T1), and one month after the last rTMS session (T2).

	T0	T1	T2
NPSI (Range 0–110)	58	41*	36∧
MPQ-sf (Range 15–60)	42	38	18∧
NRS (Range 0–10)	8	7	4∧

MPQ-sf, McGill pain questionnaire short-form; NPSI, Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory; NRS, Numerical Rating Scale;

^* Score change exceeding the minimal clinically important change (MCIC) between T0 and T1;

^∧Score change exceeding the MCIC between T0 and T2. In all three questionnaires, the lower the score, the better the condition.