Physiology of spinal cord stimulation: Review and update

Neuromodulation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 150-164

  Linderoth, Bengt ^a   Foreman, Robert D ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Ischemia; Neuropathic pain; Physiological mechanisms; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; CHANNEL GATING; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032841884     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1403.1999.00150.x     Document Type: Review

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