Effects of spinal cord stimulation on heart rate variability in patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.
BACKGROUND:Building on the recent finding that chronic pain patients with impaired functioning of the descending nociceptive inhibitory system (DNIS) present lower resting heart rate variability (HRV), this study aims to investigate the impact of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) on HRV in patients with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219076 |