Treatment of chronic neuropathic pain by motor cortex stimulation: Results of a bicentric controlled crossover trial

Treatment of chronic neuropathic pain by motor cortex stimulation: Results of a bicentric controlled crossover trial

Background: Chronic motor cortex stimulation (MCS) with surgically implanted epidural electrodes has been proposed as a treatment for neuropathic pain refractory compared with medical treatment. However, no prospective controlled trial has been published to provide convincing evidence of MCS analges...

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Main Authors: Jean-Paul Nguyen, MD, Francisco Velasco, MD, Pierre Brugières, MD, Marcos Velasco, MD, PhD, Yves Keravel, MD, Bernardo Boleaga, MD, Francisco Brito, MD, Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-04-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
crossover trial
functional neurosurgery
McGill pain questionnaire
motor cortex stimulation
neuropathic pain
prospective trial
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X08000119

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