Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) deep brain stimulation (DBS): a promising surgical option for the treatment of refractory thalamic pain syndrome (TPS).
Vincenzo LeviRoberto CordellaAntonio D'AmmandoGiovanni TringaliIvano DonesGiuseppe MessinaAngelo FranziniPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2019)
ACC DBS may be a safe and promising surgical option to alleviate discomfort and improve the overall quality of life in a patient affected by drug-resistant TPS. Further prospective, larger, and randomized studies are needed to validate these findings.
Keyphrases
- deep brain stimulation
- drug resistant
- parkinson disease
- obsessive compulsive disorder
- multidrug resistant
- acinetobacter baumannii
- functional connectivity
- spinal cord
- open label
- case report
- neuropathic pain
- phase iii
- randomized controlled trial
- cystic fibrosis
- clinical trial
- combination therapy
- case control
- replacement therapy