A prospective, open-label, multicenter study to assess the efficacy of spinal cord stimulation and identify patients who would benefit

Neuromodulation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-12

  Moriyama, Kazuhide ^a   Murakawa, Kazushige ^a   Uno, Takeshi ^b   Oseto, Kiyoshige ^c   Kawanishi, Minoru ^d   Saito, Yoichi ^e   Taira, Takaomi ^f   Yamauchi, Masanori ^g  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Junwakai Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^c Kanto Teishin Hospital   (Japan)

^d FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY BANTANE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EQ 5D; neuropathic pain; pain relief; quality of life; spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856602550     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2011.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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