title: [Neurostimulatory treatment of neuropathic pain].
abstract: Neurostimulation of neuropathic pain is based on surgical implantation of devices for several types of neuromodulatory treatment (stimulation of the spinal cord, cortex, deep brain or thalamus, or occiput). Spinal cord stimulation is a recognized treatment, with a high level of proof. It is effective in 70 or 80% of appropriately selected cases. Cortical stimulation is effective in 50 to 70% of cases but should be performed only in several specialized centers. Thalamic stimulation, with its efficacy rate of only 30 to 50%, should be reserved for patients for whom the preceding techniques have failed.
authors.affiliation: Service de neurochirurgie, hôpital Laennec, F-44093 Nantes cedex, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Yunsan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Meas
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Desal
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hamel
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raoul
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy*; D013116:Spinal Cord; D013788:Thalamus