Deep brain stimulation for chronic pain

Journal article

As a clinical intervention, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has provided remarkable therapeutic benefits for otherwise treatment-resistant movement and affective disorders including chronic pain. In this review, we concentrate on the experience of using DBS to treat chronic pain in Oxford. We provide a brief historical background as well as details of our methods for patient selection, surgical techniques and assessment. While the precise mechanisms of action for DBS remain uncertain, we describ...

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Authors: Kringelbach, M; Pereira, E; Green, A; Owen, S; Aziz, T

• Journal: Journal of Pain Management
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 301-314
• Publication date: 2009-01-01
• ISSN: 1939-5914
• Language: English
• Keywords: Amputation; Thalamus; Local field potentials; Chronic pain; Periaqueductal gray; Magnetoencephalography; Cingulate; Neuropathic pain; Neuroimaging; Functional neurosurgery; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Pleasure