Spinal Cord Stimulation: Principles and Practice

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Series: Neurology – Laboratory and Clinical Research Developments
BISAC: MED056000

Spinal cord stimulation is a neuromodulation therapy for the treatment of chronic, intractable, neuropathic pain. It involves the implantation of electrodes over the dorsal columns of the spinal cord, in order to activate the dorsal column medial lemniscal sensory system, thus closing the gate on pain transmission. This therapy is used in patients with neuropathic pain conditions such as post-laminectomy syndrome, spinal arachnoiditis, lumbar radiculitis, and complex regional pain syndrome. Spinal Cord Stimulation: Principles and Practice is written by experts in the field, with a multidisciplinary approach to the chronic pain patient in mind.

There are chapters describing the history of this therapy, and the fundamentals of indications and patient selection. The psychological considerations of spinal cord stimulation are described, and there are chapters describing various trialing/implanting techniques, with an emphasis on patient outcomes and complication avoidance. Finally, chapters on spinal cord stimulator programming and emerging indications round out the volume. Spinal Cord Stimulation: Principles and Practice is a valuable resource for clinicians to help direct decision-making when treating patients with chronic pain. Patients and their caretakers will also find value in this book as a guide through the spinal cord stimulation candidacy and implantation process. The authors hope this book serves to improve the care of chronic pain patients while providing a beacon of hope to patients, their caretakers, and medical providers.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Editor

Contributors

Chapter 1: History of Spinal Cord Stimulation
(Kelsey Vander Werff, and Nitin Agarwal, Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA, and others)

Chapter 2: Indications and Patient Selection
(Andy Kaufman, and Rita Shankar Shah, Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA)

Chapter 3: Failed Back Surgery Syndrome and Spinal Cord Stimulation
(Ferdinand Iannaccone, Neil Majmundar, and Vanny Le, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA)

Chapter 4: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Spinal Cord Stimulation
(Anant Parikh, Deepa Asokan, and Anthony Sifonios, Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA)

Chapter 5: Psychological Evaluation of Candidates for Spinal Neurostimulation: An Overview of Current Clinical Practice
(Donald Ciccone, Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA)

Chapter 6: Trialing of Spinal Cord Stimulation
(Kiran Patel, The Spine and Pain Institute of New York, New York, New York, USA)

Chapter 7: Percutaneous Permanent Placement of Spinal Cord Stimulators
(Konstantin Slavin, and Dali Yin, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA)

Chapter 8: Thoracic Laminectomy for Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement
(John C. Quinn, and Antonios Mammis, Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA)

Chapter 9: Electrophysiologic Assessment during Paddle Lead Placement
(Alon Y. Mogilner, Department of Neurosurgery, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA, and others)

Chapter 10: Complication Avoidance and Revision Surgery
(Sameah A. Haider, Meghan E. Wilock, and Julie G. Pilitsis, Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA)

Chapter 11: Spinal Cord Stimulation Programming Strategies
(Christina Sarris, Department of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA)

Chapter 12: Emerging Spinal Cord Stimulation Technology
(James C. Barrese, and Jaime Henderson, Department of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and others)

Index


Additional Information

Audience: Neurosurgeons, Pain Management Physicians, Physiatrists, Neurologists, Neurophysiologists, Residents, Medical Students, Chronic Pain Patients

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