A study of electrode placement at the cervical and upper thoracic nerve roots using an anatomic trans-spinal approach

Neuromodulation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 222-227

  Aló, Kenneth M ^a   Yland, Marc J ^b   Feler, Claudio ^c   Oakley, John ^d  

^a Pain and Health Management Center   (United States)

^b North Shore Pain Management Center   (United States)

^c Northwest Neuroscience Institute   (United States)

^d SEMMES MURPHEY NEUROLOGIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal column stimulation; Electric stimulation; Neuromodulation; Pain; Peripheral nerve stimulation; Spinal cord stimulation; Spinal nerve roots

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROMODULATION; SPINAL ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032843822     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1403.1999.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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