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Papers: 23 Feb 2019 - 1 Mar 2019


2020 Feb 01


Neurosurgery


86


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Deep Brain Stimulation for Pain in the Modern Era: A Systematic Review.

Authors

Frizon LA, Yamamoto EA, Nagel SJ, Simonson MT, Hogue O, Machado AG
Neurosurgery. 2020 Feb 01; 86(2):191-202.
PMID: 30799493.

Abstract

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been considered for patients with intractable pain syndromes since the 1950s. Although there is substantial experience reported in the literature, the indications are contested, especially in the United States where it remains off-label. Historically, the sensory-discriminative pain pathways were targeted. More recently, modulation of the affective sphere of pain has emerged as a plausible alternative.