Neurostimulation for chronic noncancer pain: An evaluation of the clinical evidence and recommendations for future trial designs

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-189

  Coffey, Robert J ^a   Lozano, Andres M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Deep brain stimulation; Motor cortex stimulation; Occipital nerve stimulation; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CRANIAL NERVES; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; PAIN; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747288779     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.2.175     Document Type: Article

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