Patient-controlled deep brain stimulation can overcome analgesic tolerance

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 77-79

  Romanelli, Pantaleo ^a   Heit, Gary ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Habituation, deep brain stimulation; Patient controlled stimulation; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; STROKE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 4344626960     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077404     Document Type: Article

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