Neurochirurgie
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Case Reports
[Medical and economic reflections on Restore and Itrel neurostimulation systems for neuropathic pain treatment].
In 2007, four patients where implanted with the Restore neurostimulation system for intractable chronic leg pain at the Poitiers Hospital. The potential for improving the patients' quality of life and medical-economic concerns motivated this choice for these highly selected patients. ⋯ All patients receiving implants declared that they were very satisfied with the quality of stimulation provided by Restore and noted a significant improvement in their quality of life. If this solution becomes advantageous from an economic point of view, clinical data should lend support to the utility of this technological innovation for patients who have hitherto been in treatment failure.