title: Spinal cord stimulation in 60 cases of intractable pain.
abstract: Sixty patients with spinal cord stimulators implanted for intractable pain lasting up to 50 years were followed for up to nine years. Forty seven per cent derived significant benefit, 23% modest benefit, 20% experienced no effect and 6.7% were made worse. Two were made worse after initial benefit. Complications, indications and factors relevant to the mode of action are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, London Hospital, Whitechapel, UK.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology*