Failure of chronic dorsal column stimulation in multiple sclerosis.
In view of the favorable claims of Cook and others, an open trial of chronic dorsal column stimulation was undertaken in 9 patients who had moderately advanced multiple sclerosis (MS) but were still ambulatory. No objective improvement was noted by either author during the postoperative observation period of 6 to 37 months; the occasional subjective improvement was ascribed to placebo effect. This procedure can no longer be recommended for MS patients.
D000328:Adult; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013116:Spinal Cord