title: Precentral stimulation for chronic pain.
abstract: A decade of clinical experience has suggested that precentral stimulation is an option for patients with deafferentation as well as other chronic pain syndromes. Permanent complications are uncommon. More scientific evidence is warranted to understand the precise mechanisms for this treatment modality. A larger organized clinical trial is desired to establish the efficacy of precentral stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 909 Walnut Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. ashwini_sharan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ashwini D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sharan
authors.forename: Joshua M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rosenow
authors.forename: Massud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turbay
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Testerman
authors.forename: Ali R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rezai
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*