Deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain.
Objectives. To determine whether deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment for neuropathic pain of varied etiology. Material and Methods. Thirty-four patients with intractable neuropathic pain were prospectively studied using visual analog scores, McGill Pain Questionnaire, and Quality of L...
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| author | Owen, S Green, A Nandi, D Bittar, R Wang, S Aziz, T |
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| description | Objectives. To determine whether deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment for neuropathic pain of varied etiology. Material and Methods. Thirty-four patients with intractable neuropathic pain were prospectively studied using visual analog scores, McGill Pain Questionnaire, and Quality of Life Questionnaires (EUROQOL EQ-5D VAS, and SF-36 v-2). Patients had either deep brain stimulation of either the periventricular gray or ventroposterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, or both. Results. Seventy-six percent of patients underwent permanent implantation. Overall reduction of pain intensity was 54%. The burning component of pain improved by 77%. Health-related quality of life improved by 38%. Conclusions. Deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment for neuropathic pain. The factors that influence outcome, including etiology and site of stimulation, are discussed. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:ad7f567d-8cc1-4190-badb-48f4519a75be2022-03-27T03:35:56ZDeep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:ad7f567d-8cc1-4190-badb-48f4519a75beEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2006Owen, SGreen, ANandi, DBittar, RWang, SAziz, TObjectives. To determine whether deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment for neuropathic pain of varied etiology. Material and Methods. Thirty-four patients with intractable neuropathic pain were prospectively studied using visual analog scores, McGill Pain Questionnaire, and Quality of Life Questionnaires (EUROQOL EQ-5D VAS, and SF-36 v-2). Patients had either deep brain stimulation of either the periventricular gray or ventroposterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, or both. Results. Seventy-six percent of patients underwent permanent implantation. Overall reduction of pain intensity was 54%. The burning component of pain improved by 77%. Health-related quality of life improved by 38%. Conclusions. Deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment for neuropathic pain. The factors that influence outcome, including etiology and site of stimulation, are discussed. |
| spellingShingle | Owen, S Green, A Nandi, D Bittar, R Wang, S Aziz, T Deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain. |
| title | Deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain. |
| title_full | Deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain. |
| title_fullStr | Deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain. |
| title_short | Deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain. |
| title_sort | deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain |
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