Failure of long-term nerve root stimulation to improve neuropathic pain

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 921-925

  Weigel, Ralf ^b   Capelle, Hans Holger ^b   Krauss, Joachim K ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Long term result; Nerve root stimulation; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 43249091976     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/5/0921     Document Type: Article

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