Spinal cord stimulation in peripheral vascular disease.

Spinal cord stimulation in peripheral vascular disease.

The results of ten patients with severe, intractable symptoms of arterial disease receiving spinal cord stimulation are reported. Six out of ten patients showed clinical improvement. Three of five patients with severe rest pain obtained complete or very marked relief and one of two patients with moderate rest pain in the legs obtained complete relief. The mean claudication distance in the ten p...

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Multiple Sclerosis and Spinal Cord Injury

Since 1973, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been reported to modulate abnormal motor functions such as spasticity, weakness, ataxia, athetosis, neurogenic bladder, dysarthria, dystonia and torticollis. As reported in 39 papers, improved neurological functions did occur in 45 to 64% of 1,008 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), spinal cord injury (SCI), cerebral palsy and other dystonic and ...