Deep brain stimulation for chronic pain

SGJ Boccard, EAC Pereira, TZ Aziz - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical intervention popularised in movement
disorders such as Parkinson's disease, and also reported to improve symptoms of epilepsy …

The current state of deep brain stimulation for chronic pain and its context in other forms of neuromodulation

SM Farrell, A Green, T Aziz - Brain Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Chronic intractable pain is debilitating for those touched, affecting 5% of the population.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has fallen out of favour as the centrally implantable …

Long-term outcomes of deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain

SGJ Boccard, EAC Pereira, L Moir, TZ Aziz… - Neurosurgery, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat neuropathic pain refractory to
pharmacotherapy has reported variable outcomes and has gained United Kingdom but not …

Abnormal thalamocortical activity in patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) type I

KD Walton, M Dubois, RR Llinas - Pain, 2010 - Elsevier
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a neuropathic disease that presents a
continuing challenge in terms of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Recent studies …

Targeting the affective component of chronic pain: a case series of deep brain stimulation of the anterior cingulate cortex

SGJ Boccard, JJ Fitzgerald, EAC Pereira, L Moir… - …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has shown considerable promise for
relieving nociceptive and neuropathic symptoms of refractory chronic pain. Nevertheless, for …

[HTML][HTML] Optimized beamforming for simultaneous MEG and intracranial local field potential recordings in deep brain stimulation patients

V Litvak, A Eusebio, A Jha, R Oostenveld, GR Barnes… - Neuroimage, 2010 - Elsevier
Insight into how brain structures interact is critical for understanding the principles of
functional brain architectures and may lead to better diagnosis and therapy for …

[HTML][HTML] Auditory thalamic circuits and GABAA receptor function: Putative mechanisms in tinnitus pathology

DM Caspary, DA Llano - Hearing research, 2017 - Elsevier
Tinnitus is defined as a phantom sound (ringing in the ears), and can significantly reduce the
quality of life for those who suffer its effects. Ten to fifteen percent of the general adult …

[HTML][HTML] Neuropathic pain and deep brain stimulation

EAC Pereira, TZ Aziz - Neurotherapeutics, 2014 - Elsevier
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical intervention the efficacy, safety, and utility of
which are established in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. For the treatment of chronic …

[图书][B] Translational pain research: from mouse to man

L Kruger, AR Light - 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
One of the Most Rapidly Advancing Fields in Modern Neuroscience The success of
molecular biology and the new tools derived from molecular genetics have revolutionized …

Deep brain stimulation of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain

JF Russo, SA Sheth - Neurosurgical Focus, 2015 - thejns.org
Chronic neuropathic pain is estimated to affect 3%-4.5% of the worldwide population. It is
associated with significant loss of productive time, withdrawal from the workforce …