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Human Studies


2021 Jul 19


Stereotact Funct Neurosurg

Age as an Independent Predictor of Adult Spinal Cord Stimulation Pain Outcomes.

Authors

Bondoc M, Hancu M, DiMarzio M, Sheldon BL, Shao MM, Khazen O, Pilitsis JG
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2021 Jul 19:1-7.
PMID: 34280929.

Abstract

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an efficacious chronic pain treatment most commonly used in middle-aged patients. Results from previous studies that investigated SCS' effects in older patient populations have been equivocal. We examine whether SCS outcomes correlate with age.