Peripheral neurostimulation for control of intractable occipital neuralgia

Neuromodulation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-221

  Weiner, Richard L ^a,b   Reed, Kenneth L ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

^b Dallas Neurosurgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Occipital neuralgia; Peripheral nerve stimulation; Subcutaneous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEURALGIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032821941     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1403.1999.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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