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Deep Brain Stimulation and Motor Cortical Stimulation for Malignant Pain

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Neurostimulation has been used for decades to treat refractory pain. Deep brain stimulation was one of the earliest techniques used for this. More recently, the 1990s saw the beginning of epidural motor cortical stimulation for chronic pain. Both treatments have checkered histories. This chapter reviews these procedures and discusses the technique and outcomes from each of them.

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  1. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chicago, IL, USA

    Joshua M. Rosenow

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    Jonathan Miller

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Amitabh Gulati

  2. Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Vinay Puttanniah

  3. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Brian M. Bruel

  4. Midwest Neuroscience Institute, Center for the Relief of Pain, Kansas City, MO, USA

    William S. Rosenberg

  5. Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Joseph C. Hung

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Rosenow, J.M., Miller, J. (2019). Deep Brain Stimulation and Motor Cortical Stimulation for Malignant Pain. In: Gulati, A., Puttanniah, V., Bruel, B., Rosenberg, W., Hung, J. (eds) Essentials of Interventional Cancer Pain Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99684-4_25

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