Motor cortex electric stimulation for the treatment of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity64 @entity550 @entity5300 @entity51 @entity158 @entity9
OBJECTIVE: @entity550 ( @entity550 ) is considered to be an effective treatment for chronic @entity9 . The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of @entity550 for treating @entity9 . METHOD: 27 @entity1 with chronic @entity9 were operated. Electrodes were implanted with the use of an stereotactic frame. Electrophysiological evaluations (motor stimulation and somatosensory evoked potentials) were performed, with guidance by means of three-dimensional reconstruction of magnetic resonance images of the brain. 10 @entity1 (37%) presented central @entity9 (post- @entity64 @entity158 ) and 17 others (63%) presented peripheral @entity9 ( @entity5300 , phantom limb @entity158 or @entity158 ). RESULTS: In 15 @entity1 (57.7%) the @entity158 relief was 50% or more; while in ten @entity1 (38.5%), more than 60% of the original @entity158 was relieved. No differences were found in relation to central and peripheral @entity9 (p=0.90), @entity158 location (p=0.81), presence of @entity51 (p=0.28) and @entity158 duration (p=0.72). No major complications were observed. CONCLUSION: @entity550 was efficient for treating @entity1 presenting chronic central or peripheral @entity9 .
