
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Principles & PracticeTemporarily Out-of-Stock Available to Pre-order
ISBN: 9781634840989
Hardback
155 Pages
Subjects:
Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
Spinal cord stimulation is a neuromodulation therapy for the treatment of chronic, intractable, neuropathic pain. It involves the implantation of electrodes over the dorsal columns of the spinal cord, in order to activate the dorsal column-medial lemniscal sensory system, thus closing the gate on pain transmission. This therapy is used in patients with neuropathic pain conditions such as post-laminectomy syndrome, spinal arachnoiditis, lumbar radiculitis, and complex regional pain syndrome. Spinal Cord Stimulation: Principles and Practice is written by experts in the field, with a multidisciplinary approach to the chronic pain patient in mind. There are chapters describing the history of this therapy, and the fundamentals of indications and patient selection. The psychological considerations of spinal cord stimulation are described, and there are chapters describing various trialing/implanting techniques, with an emphasis on patient outcomes and complication avoidance. Finally, chapters on spinal cord stimulator programming and emerging indications round out the volume. Spinal Cord Stimulation: Principles and Practice is a valuable resource for clinicians to help direct decision-making when treating patients with chronic pain. Patients and their caretakers will also find value in this book as a guide through the spinal cord stimulation candidacy and implantation process. The authors hope this book serves to improve the care of chronic pain patients while providing a beacon of hope to patients, their caretakers, and medical providers.
Dr Antonios Mammis is the founder and director of the Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery Program and Center for Neuromodulation, at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Mammis is also an active faculty member of the NJ Spine Center. With expertise in the treatment of movement disorders, such as Parkinson's Disease and essential tremor, and refractory chronic pain conditions, Dr. Mammis is one of the busiest implanters of neuromodulation devices in the country. Dr. Mammis also performs surgery for spinal disorders, and heads the stereotactic radiosurgery program at New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Mammis graduated from New York University College of Arts and Science, and from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He did a residency in neurological surgery at New Jersey Medical School, and a fellowship in functional and restorative neurosurgery at North Shore Hospital. He has academic appointments in the Department of Neurological Surgery, and Department of Anesthesiology, is course director for the 3rd and 4th year medical school neurosurgery electives, and is faculty for the pain management fellowship. Dr. Mammis is a prolific researcher and author. He has a multitude of peer-reviewed articles, and book chapters. He is the editor of the textbook: Migraine Surgery, and is also published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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