Neurostimulation (eBook)

Edited by Sam Eljamel, MBBCh, MD, FRCSEd, FRCSIr, FRCS(SN), Department of Neurosurgery, Ninewells Hospital and Dundee Medical School, Dundee, UK Konstantin Slavin, MD, FAANS, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

List of Contributors viii

Preface xi

Part 1 Deep Brain Stimulation 1

1 Deep Brain Stimulation: Mechanisms of Action 3

Erwin B. Montgomery Jr.

2 Overview of Deep Brain Stimulation Components 20

Sam Eljamel

3 Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease:
Subthalamic Nucleus 26

Manish Ranjan and Christopher R. Honey

4 Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: Pallidal
(globus pallidus pars interna) 37

Yasuaki Harasaki and Steven Ojemann

5 Deep Brain Stimulation of the Pedunculopontine Nucleus for
Parkinson's Disease 44

Aviva Abosch and Amit Goyal

6 Deep Brain Stimulation in Tremor 54

Antonios Mammis and Michael Schulder

7 Deep Brain Stimulation in Dystonia 63

Ludvic Zrinzo

8 Deep Brain Stimulation in Epilepsy 72

Michael G. Kaplitt

9 Deep Brain Stimulation in Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
82

David Christmas and Loes Gabriëls

10 Deep Brain Stimulation in Treatment of Refractory Major
Depression 89

Clement Hamani and Paul E. Holtzheimer

11 Deep Brain Stimulation in Pain Syndromes 97

Alexander Green

12 Deep Brain Stimulation in Cluster Headache 104

Giovanni Broggi, Giuseppe Messina, and Angelo Franzini

Part 2 Vagus Nerve Stimulation 109

13 Mechanism of Action and Overview of Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Technology 111

Sam Eljamel

14 Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Epilepsy 121

Ian Morrison

15 Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Treatment of Refractory Major
Depression 131

Christine Matthews, Serenella Tolomeo, and Keith
Matthews

Part 3 Motor Cortex Stimulation 143

16 Mechanism of Action and Overview of Motor Cortex Stimulation
Components 145

Sam Eljamel

17 Motor Cortex Stimulation in Refractory Pain 148

Giovanni Broggi, Giuseppe Messina, Roberto Cordella, and
Angelo Franzini

Part 4 Spinal Cord Stimulation 155

18 Mechanism of Action and Overview of Spinal Cord Stimulation
Components 157

Sam Eljamel

19 Spinal Cord Stimulation in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
162

Gail Gillespie and Pravin Dandegaonkar

20 Spinal Cord Stimulation in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
174

Eduardo Goellner and Konstantin V. Slavin

21 Spinal Cord Stimulation in Other Indications 184

Konstantin V. Slavin and Sam Eljamel

Part 5 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation 197

22 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Head and Face Pain 199

Konstantin V. Slavin, Serge Y. Rasskazoff, and Sami
Al-Nafi

23 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Pain of the Body and
Extremities 210

Konstantin V. Slavin, Sami Al-Nafi , and Serge Y.
Rasskazoff

Appendix I: Principles of Programming of Neurostimulators
219

Sam Eljamel, Patrick Carena, and Catherine Young

Appendix II: Troubleshooting Malfunctioning Neurostimulators
222

Sam Eljamel

Index 231

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"In summary, this volume is an enjoyable
read." (Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 1
November 2014)