Effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in the management of chronic pain: Analysis of technical drawbacks and solutions

Neurosurgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 990-999

  Holsheimer, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Dorsal column stimulation; Dorsal root simulation; Epidural electrodes; Paresthesia; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPUTER MODEL; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTRODE; PARESTHESIA; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL NERVE; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY;

EID: 0030978901     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199705000-00023     Document Type: Article

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