Long-term motor cortex stimulation for phantom limb pain

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 272-274

  Pereira, Erlick A C ^a   Moore, Tom ^a   Moir, Liz ^a   Aziz, Tipu Z ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Long term outcome; Motor cortex stimulation; Neuromodulation; Phantom limb pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CRANIOTOMY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR CORTEX STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PHANTOM PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM LIMB; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM LIMB; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928479717     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2014.971708     Document Type: Article

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