Deep brain stimulation of the anterior cingulate cortex: targeting the affective component of chronic pain.

Journal article

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has shown promise for relieving nociceptive and neuropathic symptoms of refractory chronic pain. We assessed the efficacy of a new target for the affective component of pain, the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). A 49-year-old man with neuropathic pain underwent bilateral ACC DBS. Patient-reported outcome measures were collected before and 2 years after surgery using a Visual Analogue Scale, Short-Form 36 quality of life survey, McGill pain questionnaire, EuroQol-5...

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Authors: Boccard, S; Pereira, E; Moir, L; Van Hartevelt, T; Kringelbach, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Neuroreport
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 83-88
• Publication date: 2014-01-01
• DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000000039
• EISSN: 1473-558X
• ISSN: 0959-4965
• Language: English
• Keywords: Chronic Pain; Male; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Gyrus Cinguli; Neuropsychological Tests; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Deep Brain Stimulation