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Sensory and Motor Deficit with High Amplitude Stimulation in Spinal Cord Stimulators

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There are multiple variables to titrate to maximize analgesia with spinal cord stimulators. Current and voltage of the devices vary by manufacturer. Modifying amplitude is crucial to maximizing efficacy, but improper titration may diminish analgesia or produce sensory or motor deficits.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 4028, Chicago, IL, USA

    Shaan Sudhakaran M.D. & Magdalena Anitescu M.D., Ph.D.

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Correspondence to Magdalena Anitescu M.D., Ph.D. .

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Magdalena Anitescu

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Honorio T. Benzon

  3. Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA

    Mark S. Wallace

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Sudhakaran, S., Anitescu, M. (2018). Sensory and Motor Deficit with High Amplitude Stimulation in Spinal Cord Stimulators. In: Anitescu, M., Benzon, H., Wallace, M. (eds) Challenging Cases and Complication Management in Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60072-7_50

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