Could neurostimulation be a management option for yourpatients?
Neurostimulation techniques present real management options forpatients with a range of neurologic and psychiatric disorders, suchas movement disorders, pain, and depression. They should beactively considered when conventional medical approaches havefailed or are inappropriate. But for many clinicians, these newmethods pose many questions. What are the available modalities? Howdo they work? Which patients might benefit from them? How do Iexplain the processes to patients? How do I monitor mypatient's progress after implantation?
Neurostimulation: Principles and Practice provides aconcise, easy-to-read fusion of the clinical applications ofimplanted neurostimulators. It demystifies selection and referralcriteria, maximizing therapy, programming the implantedneuromodulators, monitoring progress, and troubleshooting problemsassociated with neurostimulation.
Neurostimulation: Principles and Practice covers themodalities available for your patients:
* Deep brain stimulation
* Motor cortex stimulation
* Vagus nerve stimulation
* Spinal cord stimulation
* Peripheral nerve stimulation
Written by an international cast of experts,Neurostimulation: Principles and Practice sets the stage foryou to provide real clinical benefit to your patients who mightreceive, or are already using, neurostimulators.
Sam Eljamel
Chirurgie u. chirurgische Spezialgebiete Medical Science Medizin Neurologie Neurology Psychiatrie Psychiatry Surgery & Surgical Specialities
"In summary, this volume is an enjoyableread." (Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 1November 2014)
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