Electrical stimulation as therapy for neurological disorders: The basics of implantable neurological stimulators

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 74-78

  Testerman, Roy L ^f   Rise, Mark T ^a,b,c,d   Stypulkowski, Paul H ^a,e  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^b American Institute of Biomedical Engineering (AIMBE)   (United States)

^c Society for Neuroscience   (United States)

^d Association for Convulsive Therapy   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f Association for Convulsive Therapy ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; LEAD;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMAN; IMPLANT; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PULSE RATE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 33749870830     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2006.1705750     Document Type: Review

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