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Therapies » Interventions » Pain Management » Deep Brain Stimulation


This is also termed as intracranial stimulation (ICS). Severe chronic pain the face, arms or legs is often due to partial nerve injury such as may occur in amputation or stroke. Deep brain stimulation can be used in cases of central post-stroke pain. Many patients will be reluctant to undergo this form of surgery for a chronic pain condition; it is of course the case that any procedure invasive to the brain carries risk of stroke and to life, albeit very small.

 
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