The Current State of Deep Brain Stimulation for Chronic Pain and Its Context in Other Forms of Neuromodulation
Chronic intractable pain is debilitating for those touched, affecting 5% of the population. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has fallen out of favour as the centrally implantable neurostimulation of choice for chronic pain since the 1970–1980s, with some neurosurgeons favouring motor cortex st...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Brain Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/8/8/158 |