| |
Causes of Pain |
Stimulation Target |
Long-term Success (%) |
References |
| DBS |
CPSP |
VPL or PAG/PVG |
>30 |
[19] |
| Various neuropathic pain conditions |
Vc and PAG/PVG |
24 |
[20] |
| Surgery |
VPL |
92 |
[21] |
| Various neuropathic pain conditions |
PAG/PVG |
62 |
[22] |
| VPL/VPM |
| Various neuropathic pain conditions |
VPL/VPM |
83 |
[20] |
| Various neuropathic pain conditions |
VPL/VPM |
14 |
[23] |
| MCS |
Facial neuropathic pain |
M1 |
76 |
[24] |
| Various neuropathic pain conditions |
M1 |
83.3 |
[20] |
| Various neuropathic pain conditions |
M1 |
75 |
[15] |
| Trigeminal neuropathic pain syndromes |
M1 |
>50 |
[16] |
| Various neuropathic pain conditions |
M1 |
50 |
[25] |
| CPSP: Chronic Post-Surgical Pain; DBS:Deep Brain Stimulation; M1: primary motor cortex; MCS: Motor Cortex Stimulation; PVG/PAG: Periventricular and Periaqueductal Gray matter and adjacent mid-line thalamic nuclei; Vc:Ventrocaudalis thalamic nucleus; VPL/VPM:Ventroposterolateral and Ventroposteromedial Thalamic Nuclei. |
