Spinal cord stimulation: A quarter century of development and investigation. A review of its development and effectiveness in 1,336 cases

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 69, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 288-299

  Waltz, Joseph M ^a  

^a ST BARNABAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied field variables; Computer; Motor disorders; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYSTONIA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TORTICOLLIS;

CEREBRAL PALSY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; SPINAL CORD; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 0031394057     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099890     Document Type: Conference Paper

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