Operative Neuromodulation Volume 1: Functional Neuroprosthetic Surgery. An Introduction (Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum 97)

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An introduction to operative neuromodulation and functional neuroprosthetics, the new frontiers of clinical neuroscience and biotechnology....Pages 3-10
Electricity in the treatment of nervous system disease....Pages 11-19
The current range of neuromodulatory devices and related technologies....Pages 21-29
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Management of chronic severe pain: spinal neuromodulatory and neuroablative approaches....Pages 33-41
Intrathecal opioids for intractable pain syndromes....Pages 43-48
Management of chronic back and leg pain by intrathecal drug delivery....Pages 49-56
Drug-enhanced spinal stimulation for pain: a new strategy....Pages 57-63
Neurosurgical pain therapy with epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS)....Pages 65-70
Spinal cord stimulation for failed back surgery syndrome and other disorders....Pages 71-77
Spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of chronic non-malignant pain....Pages 79-84
Dual electrode spinal cord stimulation in chronic leg and back pain....Pages 85-89
Factors affecting spinal cord stimulation outcome in chronic benign pain with suggestions to improve success rate....Pages 91-99
Hardware failures in spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for chronic benign pain of spinal origin....Pages 101-104
Minimally invasive placement of epidural plate electrodes under local anaesthesia in spinal cord stimulation....Pages 105-109
Implantation of surgical electrodes for spinal cord stimulation: classical midline laminotomy technique versus minimal invasive unilateral technique combined with spinal anaesthesia....Pages 111-114
Peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of neuropathic craniofacial pain....Pages 115-120
Stimulation of the occipital nerve for the treatment of migraine: current state and future prospects....Pages 121-128
Occipital neurostimulation for treatment of intractable headache syndromes....Pages 129-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
The phenomenon of spasticity: a pathophysiological and clinical introduction to neuromodulation therapies....Pages 137-144
Intrathecal baclofen in current neuromodulatory practice: established indications and emerging applications....Pages 145-154
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Intrathecal baclofen therapy: indications, pharmacology, surgical implant, and efficacy....Pages 155-162
Intrathecal baclofen in the treatment of spasticity....Pages 163-171
Intrathecal baclofen therapy in patients with severe spasticity....Pages 173-180
Intrathecal antispastic drug application with implantable pumps: results of a 10 year follow-up study....Pages 181-184
Intrathecal baclofen for the treatment of spasticity....Pages 185-188
Management of spasticity in multiple sclerosis by intrathecal baclofen....Pages 189-192
Surgical management of spasticity of cerebral origin in children....Pages 193-203
Efficacy of intrathecal baclofen delivery in the management of severe spasticity in upper motor neuron syndrome....Pages 205-211
Intrathecal baclofen in the treatment of spasticity, dystonia and vegetative disorders....Pages 213-218
Intrathecal baclofen in the management of post-stroke hypertonia: current applications and future directions....Pages 219-226
Intrathecal baclofen in the treatment of post-stroke central pain, dystonia, and persistent vegetative state....Pages 227-229
Neurophysiological basis and clinical applications of the H-reflex as an adjunct for evaluating response to intrathecal baclofen for spasticity....Pages 231-241
The importance of neurorehabilitation to the outcome of neuromodulation in spasticity....Pages 243-250
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Epidural spinal cord stimulation in lower limb ischemia....Pages 253-258
Spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of chronic critical limb ischemia....Pages 259-265
Cervical spinal cord stimulation in cerebral ischemia....Pages 267-275
Spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of post-stroke patients: current state and future directions....Pages 277-282
Neurostimulation for refractory angina pectoris....Pages 283-288
Diaphragm pacing with a spinal cord stimulator: current state and future directions....Pages 289-292
Neuroprostheses for management of dysphagia resulting from cerebrovascular disorders....Pages 293-304
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Management and rehabilitation of neuropathic bladder in patients with spinal cord lesion....Pages 307-314
Sacral neuromodulation as a functional treatment of bladder overactivity....Pages 315-322
Dorsal rhizotomy combined with anterior sacral root stimulation for neurogenic bladder....Pages 323-331
Surgical therapy of neurogenic detrusor overactivity (hyperreflexia) in paraplegic patients by sacral deafferentation and implant driven micturition by sacral anterior root stimulation: methods, indications, results, complications, and future prospects....Pages 333-339
Sacral neuromodulation in the treatment of defecation disorders....Pages 341-350
Sacral nerve stimulation for fecal disorders: evolution, current status, and future directions....Pages 351-357
Neurally augmented sexual function....Pages 359-363
Neuromodulatory approaches to chronic pelvic pain and coccygodynia....Pages 365-371
Front Matter....Pages 373-373
Neuromodulation by functional electrical stimulation (FES) of limb paralysis after stroke....Pages 375-380
Neuromodulation of effects of upper limb motor function and shoulder range of motion by functional electric stimulation (FES)....Pages 381-385
Neuromodulation of lower limb monoparesis: functional electrical therapy of walking....Pages 387-393
FES cycling....Pages 395-402
Reconstruction of upper limb motor function using functional electrical stimulation (FES)....Pages 403-407
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Neural prostheses in clinical practice: biomedical microsystems in neurological rehabilitation....Pages 411-418
Neuroprosthetics of the upper extremity — clinical application in spinal cord injury and challenges for the future....Pages 419-426
Neural prostheses and biomedical microsystems in neurological rehabilitation....Pages 427-434
Restoration of neurological functions by neuroprosthetic technologies: future prospects and trends towards micro-, nano-, and biohybrid systems....Pages 435-442
Front Matter....Pages 443-443
The role of spinal cord stimulation in the management of patients with brain tumors....Pages 445-453
Dorsal column stimulation for persistent vegetative state....Pages 455-459
Relationship between intrathecal baclofen and the central nervous system....Pages 461-464
Front Matter....Pages 443-443
Robot-aided rehabilitation of neural function in the upper extremities....Pages 465-471
Experimental therapies for chronic pain....Pages 473-477
Back Matter....Pages 479-482