Deep brain stimulation for the relief of chronic pain.
Deep brain stimulation analgesia is an effective method of treating otherwise intractable chronic pain, with few side-effects, and long-term good or better results in 50% to 80% of patients, depending on etiology and stimulation site. In general, the best results are in deafferentation pain with internal capsule stimulation and somatic pain with periventricular stimulation.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University Medical Center, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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