Stimulation of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System for the Control of Pain

Pain Mechanisms: A New Theory

1965 • 10,272 citations

A peripheral mononeuropathy in rat that produces disorders of pain sensation like those seen in man

1988 • 5,129 citations

A novel behavioral model of neuropathic pain disorders produced in rats by partial sciatic nerve injury

1990 • 1,819 citations

Surgery in the Rat during Electrical Analgesia Induced by Focal Brain Stimulation

1969 • 1,355 citations

Coronary heart disease

1966 • 1,258 citations

Endogenous pain control mechanisms: Review and hypothesis

1978 • 1,217 citations

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy: changing concepts and taxonomy

1995 • 1,093 citations

Temporary Abolition of Pain in Man

1967 • 931 citations

Pain reduction by focal electrical stimulation of the brain: An anatomical and behavioral analysis

1974 • 707 citations

Analysis of Models for External Stimulation of Axons

1986 • 640 citations

Myelinated afferents signal the hyperalgesia associated with nerve injury

1988 • 565 citations

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic, Intractable Pain

1993 • 478 citations

THE INTRANEURAL TOPOGRAPHY OF THE RADIAL, MEDIAN AND ULNAR NERVES

1945 • 413 citations

Spinal cord stimulation for chronic, intractable pain: Superiority of “multi-channel” devices

1991 • 341 citations

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: 5-Year Follow-Up after Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation

1991 • 301 citations

Release of γ-Aminobutyric Acid in the Dorsal Horn and Suppression of Tactile Allodynia by Spinal Cord Stimulation in Mononeuropathic Rats

1996 • 299 citations

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Low Back Pain

1995 • 286 citations

Dorsal Column Electroanalgesia

1970 • 266 citations

Long-term results of peripheral nerve stimulation for reflex sympathetic dystrophy

1996 • 252 citations

Epidural Electrical Stimulation in Severe Limb Ischemia

1985 • 246 citations

Effects of spinal cord stimulation in angina pectoris induced by pacing and possible mechanisms of action.

1993 • 226 citations

Spinal cord stimulation in peripheral arterial disease

1986 • 207 citations

Sensory functions in chronic neuralgia.

1979 • 206 citations

Spinal cord stimulation in management of chronic pain

1989 • 204 citations

Excitation of dorsal root fibers in spinal cord stimulation: a theoretical study

1993 • 202 citations

Effects of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in patients with inoperable severe lower limb ischaemia: A prospective randomised controlled study

1995 • 191 citations

Peripheral nerve stimulation in the treatment of intractable pain

1976 • 187 citations

Long-term pain control by direct peripheral-nerve stimulation.

1982 • 180 citations

Epidural spinal electrical stimulation in severe angina pectoris.

1988 • 178 citations

Efficacy of spinal cord stimulation as adjuvant therapy for intractable angina pectoris: A prospective, randomized clinical study

1994 • 178 citations

Foot salvage and improvement of microvascular blood flow as a result of epidural spinal cord electrical stimulation

1990 • 159 citations

Effects of spinal cord stimulation on myocardial ischaemia during daily life in patients with severe coronary artery disease. A prospective ambulatory electrocardiographic study.

1994 • 155 citations

Spinal cord stimulation in peripheral vascular disease.

1983 • 154 citations

MR assessment of the normal position of the spinal cord in the spinal canal

1994 • 154 citations

Peripheral Vasodilatation after Spinal Cord Stimulation: Animal Studies of Putative Effector Mechanisms

1991 • 149 citations

Sympathetic Mediation of Peripheral Vasodilation Induced by Spinal Cord Stimulation

1994 • 146 citations

Epidural Spinal Cord Electrical Stimulation Improves Microvascular Blood Flow in Severe Limb Ischemia

1988 • 145 citations

A Prospective, Randomized Study of Spinal Cord Stimulation versus Reoperation for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: Initial Results

1994 • 145 citations

Spinal electrical stimulation for intractable angina—long-term clinical outcome and safety

1994 • 144 citations

Ways to approximate current-distance relations for electrically stimulated fibers

1987 • 142 citations

Electrical stimulation in the nervous system: The current status of electrical stimulation of the nervous system for relief of pain

1975 • 138 citations

Effects of sympathectomy on skin and muscle microcirculation during dorsal column stimulation

1991 • 135 citations

Spinal cord stimulation in severe angina pectoris — presentation of current studies, indications and clinical experience

1996 • 131 citations

Epidural spinal electrical stimulation for severe angina: a study of its effects on symptoms, exercise tolerance and degree of ischaemia

1992 • 131 citations

Treatment of chronic pain by stimulation of fibers of primary afferent neuron.

1968 • 129 citations

Influence on touch, vibration and cutaneous pain of dorsal column stimulation in man

1975 • 124 citations

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Relief of Chronic Pain in Vasospastic Disorders of the Upper Limbs

1989 • 123 citations

A mechanism of cardiac pain suppression by spinal cord stimulation: implications for patients with angina pectoris

1993 • 117 citations

Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on coronary blood flow.

1994 • 116 citations

Effects of Sympathectomy on Skin and Muscle Microcirculation during Dorsal Column Stimulation: Animal Studies

1991 • 109 citations

The effect of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation on postoperative pain and pulmonary function.

1981 • 106 citations

Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Management of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

1987 • 104 citations

A Theoretical Study of Epidural Electrical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord - Part II: Effects on Long Myelinated Fibers

1985 • 104 citations

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in severe angina pectoris

1982 • 101 citations

Modification of Blood Flow to the Extremities by Electrical Stimulation of the Nervous System

1976 • 100 citations

Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Treatment of Severe Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease

1994 • 97 citations

Effects of electrode geometry and combination on nerve fibre selectivity in spinal cord stimulation

1995 • 90 citations

Spinal cord stimulation: a contemporary series.

1991 • 89 citations

Stimulation of the Posterior Columns of the Spinal Cord for Pain Control: Indications, Technique, and Results

1974 • 89 citations

Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Contemporary Series

1991 • 86 citations

Spinal Cord Stimulation in Deafferentation Pain

1989 • 85 citations

Effect of spinal cord stimulation on regional myocardial perfusion assessed by positron emission tomography

1992 • 83 citations

Spinal cord stimulation in angina pectoris with normal coronary arteriograms

1993 • 83 citations

Percutaneous epidural stimulation of the spinal cord for relief of pain

1978 • 82 citations

Selective stimulation of sacral nerve roots for bladder control: A study by computer modeling

1994 • 79 citations

Experience with 509 Plate Electrodes Implanted Epidurally from C<sub>1</sub> to L<sub>1</sub>

1993 • 78 citations

How Do Geometrie Factors Influence Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation?

1991 • 77 citations

Direct effect of electrical stimulation on peripheral nerve evoked activity: implications in pain relief

1976 • 77 citations

Control of Pain by Direct Electrical Stimulation of Peripheral Nerves

1976 • 73 citations

Nociceptive flexion reflexes during analgesic neurostimulation in man

1989 • 71 citations

Spinal cord stimulation in post-amputation pain.

1975 • 70 citations

Pain suppression by peripheral nerve stimulation. Part II. Observations with implanted devices.

1975 • 70 citations

Dorsal root vasodilatation in cat skeletal muscle.

1980 • 65 citations

Spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of progressive systemic sclerosis and Raynaud's syndrome

1994 • 65 citations

Italian Multicentric Study on Pain Treatment with Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation

1994 • 63 citations

Chronic Epidural Dorsal Column Stimulation in the Treatment of Causalgic Pain

1982 • 59 citations

Psychological Factors and Outcome of Electrode Implantation for Chronic Pain

1985 • 56 citations

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) in Peripheral Ischemic Pain

1989 • 55 citations

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) in the Treatment of Postherpetic Pain

1989 • 55 citations

Neurological complications of coronary artery bypass graft surgery: six month follow-up study.

1986 • 55 citations

Safety aspects of spinal cord stimulation in severe angina pectoris.

1994 • 53 citations

[Chronic spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of neurogenic pain. Cooperative and retrospective study on 20 years of follow-up].

1995 • 53 citations

Spinal Epidural Neurostimulation for Treatment of Acute and Chronic Intractable Pain

1979 • 52 citations

Dorsal Column Stimulation (DCS): Cost to Benefit Analysis

1991 • 52 citations

Assessment of the influence of spinal cord stimulation on left ventricular function in patients with severe angina pectoris: an echocardiographic study

1993 • 49 citations

Analysis of Parameters for Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation

1993 • 49 citations

Reproducibility of clinical and hemodynamic parameters during pacing stress testing in patients with angina pectoris.

1979 • 48 citations

Peripheral nerve injury from implantation of chronic stimulating electrodes for pain control.

1976 • 46 citations

Patient-interactive, computer-controlled neurological stimulation system: clinical efficacy in spinal cord stimulator adjustment

1992 • 44 citations

Influence of naloxone on the effects of high frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in angina pectoris induced by atrial pacing.

1989 • 44 citations

Dorsal column stimulation and its prospects.

1975 • 43 citations

Spinal Cord Stimulation in Peripheral Vascular Pain

1983 • 43 citations

Transcutaneous electrical analgesia: A follow-up analysis

1976 • 39 citations

Electrical neurostimulators for pain relief in angina.

1990 • 34 citations

Dorsal column stimulation: optimization of application.

1975 • 34 citations

Percutaneous implantation of chronic spinal cord electrodes for control of intractable pain: preliminary report.

1975 • 34 citations

The vasodilating effect of spinal dorsal column stimulation is mediated by sympathetic nerves

1992 • 33 citations

Study of sensation and muscle twitch responses to spinal cord stimulation

1980 • 31 citations

Peripheral nerve stimulation for pain relief using a multicontact electrode system

1979 • 30 citations

An Experimental Animal Model of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain

1994 • 30 citations

Spinal cord stimulation in 112 patients with epi-/intradural fibrosis following operation for lumbar disc herniation

1990 • 28 citations

Our Experience with Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) In Peripheral Vascular Disease

1989 • 24 citations

Reproducibility of Ischaemic Lactate Metabolism during Atrial Pacing in Man

1983 • 19 citations

Physical therapy and rehabilitation

1982 • 17 citations

Analysis of Parameters for Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation

1993 • 15 citations

[Spinal cord stimulation in chronic neuropathic pain].

1991 • 13 citations

The effect of spinal cord stimulation upon peripheral blood flow in patients with chronic neurological disease

1983 • 13 citations

Epidural Spinal Electrostimulatory System (ESES) in the Management of Diabetic Foot and Peripheral Arteriopathies

1989 • 8 citations

PERIPHERAL NERVE TOPOGRAPHY

1920 • 5 citations