Neurosurgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Treatment of poststroke pain by epidural motor cortex stimulation with a new octopolar lead.
Chronic, drug-resistant neuropathic pain can be treated by surgically implanted motor cortex stimulation (MCS). The leads used for MCS have not been specifically designed for this application. ⋯ A good clinical outcome was observed in all patients except 1, suggesting that this new octopolar lead could be used for MCS therapy to treat refractory central poststroke pain.