Effects of electrode positioning on perception threshold and paresthesia coverage in spinal cord stimulation

Neuromodulation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-41

  Holsheimer, Jan ^a   Khan, Yasin N ^b   Raza, Shariq S ^b   Khan, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Comprehensive Pain Centers ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Discomfort threshold; Dorsal column stimulation; Electrode spinal cord distance; Paresthesia; Perception threshold; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33846133693     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2007.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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