title: Brainstem discharge sites: therapeutic targets for chronic pain.
abstract: Optimum mesothalamic targets for therapeutic electrode implants are characterized by (1) spontaneously occurring focal discharges, (2) attenuation of the discharges by electrical stimulation, and (3) stimulation-induced pain relief.
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management