Neurosurgery
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Neurosurgery
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Review Comparative Study
Deep brain stimulation for intractable pain: a 15-year experience.
During the past 15 years, we prospectively followed 68 patients with chronic pain syndromes who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS). The objective of our study was to analyze the long-term outcomes to clarify patient selection criteria for DBS. ⋯ DBS in selected patients provides long-term effective pain control with few side effects or complications.