Deep brain stimulation for the alleviation of post-stroke neuropathic pain

S. Owen, A. Green, J. Stein, T. Aziz

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Abstract

Our aim was to asses the efficacy of deep brain stimulation in post-stroke neuropathic pain. Since 2000, 15 patients with post-stroke intractable neuropathic pain were treated with deep brain stimulation of the periventricular gray area (PVG), sensory thalamus (Ventroposterolateral nucleus-VPL) or both. Pain was assessed using both a visual analogue scale and the McGill's pain questionnaire. VAS scores show a mean improvement of 48.8% (SD 8.6%). However, there is a wide variation between patients. This study demonstrates that it is an effective treatment in 70% of such patients.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)202-206
Number of pages5
JournalPain
Volume120
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2006

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