Table 2 Results of trial stimulation with temporary and permanent grid.
From: Pre-motor versus motor cerebral cortex neuromodulation for chronic neuropathic pain
Subject number | Pain type | PO-pain (NRS) | Trial stimulation | Permanent stimulation | Side effects T-during trial stimulation P-during permanent stim | Permanent electrode placement (cortex) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Start | End | |||||||||
Day | NRS | Day | NRS | 7–14 days (NRS) | 6–12 m follow-up* | |||||
1 | CPSleft | 9–10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Focal seizure, intermittent dysarthria (T) | Motor Premotor |
2 | PhPleft | 8–10 | 1 | 4–5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2–3 | Epidural, subdural hematoma (T) | Motor Premotor |
3 | PhPleft | 5–10 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1 | Headache | Motor Premotor |
4 | RFP | 8–9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Intermittent aphasia, incisional pain (T\P) | Motor Premotor |
5 | LFP | 8–9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–5 | Intermittent facial twitching (T) | Motor Premotor |
6 | RFP | 9–10 | 4 | 6–7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Intermittent right side seizures, aphasia(T) | Motor Premotor |
7 | LFP | 6–10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Throat spasm, whole body shaking w/o loss of conscious (T) | Premotor |
8 | RFP | 9–10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Intermittent aphasia(T) | Premotor |
9 | LFP | 9–10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8–10 | Subdural hematoma (T) | Sensory Motor Premotor |
