Motor cortex stimulation for central and neuropathic facial pain: A prospective study of 10 patients and observations of enhanced sensory and motor function during stimulation - Comments

Neurosurgery

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 296-297

  Savas, Ali ^a   Kanpolat, Yücel ^a   Broggi, Giovanni ^a   Burchiel, Kim J ^a   Winfree, Christopher ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACE PAIN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEURONAVIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROSURGERY; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 13444302478     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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