Neurostimulation Therapy for Neuropathic Pain

Book section

Authors: Cruccu, G; Aziz, T; Garcia-Larrea, L; Hansson, P; Jensen, T

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Host title: European Handbook of Neurological Management
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 11-29
• Publication date: 2011-09-21
• DOI: 10.1002/9781444346268.ch2
• ISBN: 9781405185349
• Keywords: Neurostimulation therapy, substitute-for surgical lesions, current medical therapy; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation-use of rTMS in patients with chronic pain; Neurostimulation therapy-for neuropathic pain; SCS, and gate-control theory of pain transmission; Motor cortex stimulation (MCS)-tool for treatment of patients with drug-resistant neuropathic pain; Neurostimulation techniques, for treating pain-TENS, PNS, NRS, SCS and DBS; Motor cortex stimulation-in CPSP, central or peripheral facial pain; Spinal cord stimulation-electrodes into epidural space, cervical spine ipsilateral to pain; Peripheral stimulations (TENS, PNS and NRS)