Posterior spinal cord stimulation in a case of painful legs and moving toes

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 307-309

  Raina, Gabriela B ^a   Piedimonte, Fabian ^a   Micheli, Federico ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epidural spinal cord stimulation; Movement disorders; Pain; Painful legs and moving toes

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; LORAZEPAM; NORTRIPTYLINE; PRAMIPEXOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LEG PAIN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULSE GENERATOR; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TOE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; SPINAL CORD; TOES;

EID: 35348863964     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107366     Document Type: Article

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