Pain relief by implanted electrical stimulators
| Autor: | Michael A. Hayward, David Bowsher, John Miles, Vincent Molony, James M. Mumford, Sampson Lipton |
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| Rok vydání: | 1974 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Causalgia Percutaneous Multiple Sclerosis Neurofibromatosis 1 Implanted electrodes Pain relief Pain Electric Stimulation Therapy Subarachnoid Space Life Expectancy medicine Humans Pain Management Peripheral Nerves Stage (cooking) Selection (genetic algorithm) Radiotherapy business.industry Carcinoma General Medicine Middle Aged Posterior column Electric Stimulation Surgery Electrodes Implanted Phantom Limb Spinal Cord Female Dura Mater business |
| Zdroj: | Lancet (London, England). 1(7861) |
| ISSN: | 0140-6736 |
| Popis: | Experience in eleven patients treated by electrical stimulation using implanted electrodes, highlights the considerable difficulty in the selection of cases. Careful investigation should make it possible to predict suitability, and percutaneous posterior column stimulation would seem to be an obligatory step. Considerable success can be expected in certain syndromes, notably phantom-limb pain. The relative suitability of many other syndromes is not known. Assessment and treatment by this method is at present very time-consuming and requires the special knowledge of many different disciplines. At this stage it seems sensible to concentrate effort on evaluating the method rather than on encouraging widespread and possibly indiscriminate use of what is an expensive and relatively unproven technique. |
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