Italian multicentric study on XXXX treatment with epidural spinal cord stimulation.

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A multicentric study on the treatment of nonmalignant @entity1118 with epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been carried out in 32 Italian centers devoted to @entity158 therapy. Neurosurgical and anesthesiology units participated in this retrospective study. 410 of the eligible @entity1 were enrolled in the protocol: 48% were male, 52% female. All @entity1 underwent a screening test period (average 21 days) and 74% underwent the definitive implant. The diagnosis was @entity11252 in 45%, @entity6865 in 15%, phantom limb @entity158 in 14%, @entity14000 in 8%, @entity1897 in 5%, others 13%. 84% received noninvasive unsuccessful treatment (10 tensor acupuncture). All had previous pharmacological therapy which was not always discontinued when SCS took place. @entity158 assessment had been done with the visual analog scale and verbal scale both subjectively and by the physician and nurses. Neuropsychological profile with minimal mental test or MMPI was obtained in 68% of the @entity1 . These results were favorable (i.e. excellent or good; more than 50% reduction of @entity158 ) in 87% of the @entity1 at the 3-month follow-up, 75% at the 6-month follow-up, 69% at the 1-year follow-up, and 58% at the 2-year follow-up. Complication rate was: dislocation of the electrocatheter 4%, technical problems 3%, infections of the system 2%. The results will be discussed in correlation with the different etiologies of the nonmalignant @entity1118 .
