Spinal cord stimulation for neuropathic pain: Current perspectives

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 651-663

  Wolter, Tilman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuropathic pain; Neurostimulation; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANXIETY; BACKACHE; BATTERY DEPLETION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LOSS; CONNECTION FAILURE; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DORSAL ROOT GANGLION STIMULATION; ELECTRODE IMPLANTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GATE CONTROL THEORY; GENERATOR; HEMATOMA; HERNIA; HIGH FREQUENCY STIMULATION; HUMAN; IMPULSE GENERATOR; INSOMNIA; LEAD BREAKAGE; LEAD MIGRATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN AT THE IMPULSE GENERATOR SITE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE FIELD STIMULATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROMA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; THORACIC DISC HERNIATION; THORAX DISEASE; UNWANTED PARESTHESIA;

EID: 84924854127     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S37589     Document Type: Review

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