title: Motor cortex stimulation for chronic pain.
abstract: Motor cortex stimulation produces significant relief of symptoms in many forms of refractory chronic pain disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ostergard
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Munyon
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: jonathan.miller@uhhospitals.org.
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D038361:Neuronavigation / Q000379:methods; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Anesthesia dolorosa; Central pain; Chronic pain; Motor cortex stimulation; Post-stroke pain; Trigeminal deafferentation pain; Trigeminal neuropathic pain; Trigeminal neuropathy