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Deep brain stimulation for chronic pain
- Abstract:
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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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- Publisher:
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Pages:
- 47-68
- Host title:
- Pain. Brain Stimulation in the Treatment of Pain
- Publication date:
- 2011-01-01
- Source identifiers:
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374965
- ISBN:
- 9781608766901
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pubs:374965
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- Local pid:
- pubs:374965
- Deposit date:
- 2014-02-14
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- Copyright date:
- 2011
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