Chapter 18 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Percutaneous Technique Marc A. Huntoon Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) directly stimulates peripheral nerves for the treatment of various indications of neuropathic…
Chapter 11 Spinal Cord Stimulation for Refractory Angina and Peripheral Vascular Disease David Barrows, Sean Mackey Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord (SCS) can provide pain…
Chapter 22 Deep Brain Stimulation Erlick A.C. Pereira, Tipu Z. Aziz Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Most applications of electrical stimulation for the treatment of intractable pain are delivered at the…
Chapter 17 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Open Technique Michael Stanton-Hicks Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Although peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of many neuropathic…
Chapter 15 Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulation Patrick J. McIntyre, Marshall D. Bedder Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord (SCS) is generally a safe and effective…
Chapter 24 Cost-Effectiveness of Neurostimulation Rod S. Taylor, Rebecca J. Taylor Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Health care is expensive; and the up-front costs of electrical stimulation are significant, particularly when…
Chapter 3 Medical Considerations in Spinal Cord Stimulation Binit J. Shah, Salim M. Hayek, Al-Amin A. Khalil Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Chapter 3 deals with some of the perioperative considerations…
Chapter 25 The Future of Neurostimulation Matthew T. Ranson Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Neurostimulation has made significant strides since Shealy first implanted a spinal cord stimulator in 1967. This chapter…
Chapter 12 Spinal Cord Stimulation for Visceral Abdominal Pain Leonardo Kapural Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Visceral abdominal pain is among the many pain states that can be improved by electrical…
Chapter 2 Mechanisms of Spinal Neuromodulation Robert D. Foreman, Bengt Linderoth Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord (SCS) improves many forms of neuropathic pain; but, contrary…
