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Clinical results of electrical stimulation therapy for acute and chronic pain are continuing to accumulate. While the mode of action remains the subject of theory, successes obtained with both cutaneous and implanted stimulating devices lead to a better understanding of the mechanisms involved and better use of these techniques. The collective clinical data reported here were obtained from over 25 neuro-surgeons cooperating in pain-treatment study groups. Cases were collected and analyzed by follow-up correspondence to determine the lasting results of transcutaneous, dorsal column, peripheral nerve and direct brain stimulation devices. The patient-scoring criterion form used is presented and results are reported for each of the four techniques used in this study. These findings and their implications are, therefore, a composite of the present state of the art of pain control by electrical stimulation as practiced by a number of neuro-surgeons in North America.
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Ray, C.D. (1975). Control of Pain by Electrical Stimulation A Clinical Follow-Up Review. In: Penzholz, H., Brock, M., Hamer, J. (eds) Brain Hypoxia. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66239-3_30
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