Motor cortex stimulation for chronic pain: Panacea or placebo?

Neuromodulation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 295-299

  Levy, Robert M ^a  

^a Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface Editorial Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHRONIC PAIN; EXCITATION AND STIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LIMB PAIN; MOTOR CORTEX STIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PHANTOM PAIN; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ANALGESIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CRANIOTOMY; MOTOR CORTEX; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROCEDURES;

CHRONIC PAIN; CRANIOTOMY; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT;

EID: 84903464668     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ner.12209     Document Type: Review

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