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The safety of epidural spinal cord stimulation to restore function after spinal cord injury: post-surgical complications and incidence of cardiovascular events.

Isabela Peña PinoThomas E NightingaleCaleb HooverZixi ZhaoMark CahalanTristan W DoreyMatthias WalterJan Elaine SorianoTheoden I NetoffAnn ParrUzma SamadaniAaron A PhillipsAndrei V KrassioukovDavid P Darrow
Published in: Spinal cord (2022)
eSCS to restore autonomic and volitional motor function following SCI has a similar safety profile as when used to treat chronic pain, despite the prevalence of significant comorbidities and the wide variety of stimulation parameters tested.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular events
  • spinal cord
  • chronic pain
  • risk factors
  • spinal cord injury
  • coronary artery disease
  • cardiovascular disease
  • neuropathic pain
  • heart rate variability
  • heart rate
  • type diabetes