Electrical spinal cord stimulation in reflex sympathetic dystrophy: Retrospective analysis of 23 patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 79-83

  Kemler, Marius A ^a   Barendse, Gerard A M ^a   Van Kleef, Maarten ^a   Van Den Wildenberg, Frans A J M ^a   Weber, Wilhelm E J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032903069     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.1999.90.1.0079     Document Type: Article

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