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A Study on the Tridimensional Distribution of Somatosensory Evoked Responses in Human Thalamus to Aid the Placement of Stimulating Electrodes for Treatment of Pain

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Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 4

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ((STEREOTACTIC,volume 30))

Abstract

Treatment of chronic pain by means of electrical Stimulation of Ventralis Posterior (VP) has been carried out by several workers 6, 7, 9, 10, 11.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA

    C. Giorgi, P. J. Kelly & D. C. Eaton

  2. Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France

    G. Guiot & P. Derome

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Western General Hospital and Royal Infirmary, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    F. John Gillingham (Professor of Neurosurgery) (Professor of Neurosurgery)

  2. Academisch Ziekenhuis, Leuven, Belgium

    Jan Gybels (Professor of Neurosurgery) (Professor of Neurosurgery)

  3. Midland Center for Neurosurgery and Neurology and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    Edward Hitchcock (Professor of Neurosurgery) (Professor of Neurosurgery)

  4. Istituto di Neurochirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy

    Gian Franco Rossi (Professor of Neurosurgery) (Professor of Neurosurgery)

  5. Service de Neurochirurgie Fonctionnelle, Centre Hospitalier Sainte Anne, Paris, France

    Gábor Szikla (Maître de Recherche C.N.R.S., Neurosurgeon) (Maître de Recherche C.N.R.S., Neurosurgeon)

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Giorgi, C., Kelly, P.J., Eaton, D.C., Guiot, G., Derome, P. (1980). A Study on the Tridimensional Distribution of Somatosensory Evoked Responses in Human Thalamus to Aid the Placement of Stimulating Electrodes for Treatment of Pain. In: Gillingham, F.J., Gybels, J., Hitchcock, E., Rossi, G.F., Szikla, G. (eds) Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 4. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 30. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8592-6_34

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