Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Volume 1: A Volume in the Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management Series; Expert Consult Premium Edition -- Enhanced Online Features and Print
By- Salim Hayek, MD, Chief, Division of Pain Medicine University Hospitals Case Medical Center Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western University Cleveland, OH
- Robert Levy, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Associate Professor of Physiology Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Evanston, IL
- Timothy Deer, MD, President and CEO, The Center for Pain Relief Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston, West Virginia
Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain - a volume in the new Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management series - presents state-of-the-art guidance on the full range of neuromodulation techniques performed today. Salim Hayek, MD, PhD and Robert Levy, MD, PhD offer expert advice on a variety of spinal cord, peripheral nerve, and peripheral nerve field stimulation procedures to treat chronic pain. Comprehensive, evidence-based coverage on selecting and performing these techniques - as well as weighing relative risks and complications - helps you ensure optimum outcomes. With access to the fully searchable text at www.expertconsult.com, youll have the detailed visual assistance you need right at your fingertips.
Audience
Anesthesiology
Hardbound, 248 Pages
Published: September 2011
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4377-2216-1
Contents
1. History of Neurostimulation
2 Mechanisms of Spinal Neuromodulation
3 Medical Considerations in Spinal Cord Stimulation
4 Patient Selection: Psychological Considerations5 Spinal Cord Stimulation: General Indications
6 Spinal Cord Stimulation: Implantation Techniques7 Spinal Cord Stimulation: Parameter Selection and Equipment Choices
8 Spinal Cord Stimulation as a Treatment of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome9 Neurostimulation in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
10 Spinal Cord Stimulation for Peripheral Vascular Disease11 Spinal Cord Stimulation for Refractory Angina and Peripheral Vascular Disease
12 Spinal Cord Stimulation for Visceral Abdominal Pain
13 Nerve Root, Sacral and Pelvic Stimulation14 Emerging Indications and Other Applications of Spinal Cord Stimulation
15 Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulation16 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
17 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: Open Technique18 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: Percutaneous Technique
19 Occipital Neurostimulation20 Peripheral Subcutaneous Stimulation for intractable pain
21 Motor Cortex Stimulation for Relief of Chronic Pain22 Deep Brain Stimulation
23 Coding and Billing for Neurostimulation
24 Cost-Effectiveness of Neurostimulation
25 The Future of Neurostimulation
