A Systematic Literature Review of Brain Neurostimulation Therapies for the Treatment of Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To conduct a systematic literature review of brain neurostimulation for pain.

Design

Grade the evidence for deep brain neurostimulation (DBS).

Methods

An international, interdisciplinary work group conducted a literature search for brain stimulation. Abstracts were reviewed to select studies for grading. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria were graded by two independent reviewers. General inclusion criteria were prospective trials (RCTs and observational) that were not part of a larger or previously reported group. Excluded studies were retrospective or existed only as abstracts. Studies were graded using the modified Interventional Pain Management Techniques-Quality Appraisal of Reliability and Risk of Bias Assessment, t

SUBMITTER: Deer TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7820362 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature