Long-term chronic stimulation of internal capsule in poststroke pain and spasticity: Case report, long-term results and review of the literature

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-183

  Franzini, Angelo ^a   Cordella, Roberto ^a   Nazzi, Vittoria ^a   Broggi, Giovanni ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central pain; Deep brain stimulation; Internal capsule; Pain relief; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CAPSULA INTERNA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULSE GENERATOR; SPASTICITY; STROKE; THALAMUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STROKE; TIME;

EID: 43649101986     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000120431     Document Type: Article

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