Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE REPORT: This paper reports on a 47-year-old man with central post- stroke pain refractory to treatment. The patient underwent insertion of a deep brain stimulator utilizing the Leksell frame. The target was the left centromedian thalamic nuclei. He had a qualitative symptomatic improvement. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | R V Alves, W T Asfora |
Journal | Minimally invasive neurosurgery : MIN
(Minim Invasive Neurosurg)
Vol. 54
Issue 4
Pg. 183-6
(Aug 2011)
ISSN: 1439-2291 [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 21922448
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York. |
Topics |
- Deep Brain Stimulation
(methods)
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain, Intractable
(etiology, pathology, therapy)
- Stroke
(complications)
- Thalamic Diseases
(etiology, pathology, therapy)
- Treatment Outcome
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