Chapter title |
Deep brain stimulation for severe, chronic pain.
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Chapter number | 35 |
Book title |
Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 4
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Published in |
Acta neurochirurgica. Supplementum, January 1980
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-7091-8592-6_35 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-21-181591-5, 978-3-70-918592-6
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Authors |
Ch. D. Ray, Ch. V. Burton, Ray, Ch. D., Burton, Ch. V. |
Abstract |
Deep brain electrodes placed in the parafascicularis-centre-median area (pf-CM) can reliably relieve severe chronic pain of long duration by simple electrical stimulation, in selected cases. Twenty-eight patients are presented here who had one or more electrodes placed for periods ranging from a few days to several months. Overall results rated good-to-excellent (having 50% or more relief of the prestimulation pain) were seen in 76% of the cases. Intraoperative test stimulation has been very useful in predicting future effectiveness. Also presented are a new disposable ventricular catheter and a burr hole plug and cap for anchoring the electrode wires in the skull. |
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