Safety and feasibility of deep brain stimulation of the anterior cingulate and thalamus in chronic refractory neuropathic pain: a pilot and randomized study

The journal of Headache and Pain 2025 Feb 17;26(1):35. doi: 10.1186/s10194-025-01967-8. Denys Fontaine, Aurélie Leplus, Anne Donnet, Nelly Darmon, Anne Balossier, Bruno Giordana, Benoit Simonet, Petru Isan, Jean Regis, Michel Lanteri-Minet Abstract Background: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the anterior cingulum has been recently proposed to treat refractory chronic pain

Cortical stimulation for chronic pain: from anecdote to evidence

European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine Review . 2022 Apr;58(2):290-305. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.22.07411-1. Epub 2022 Mar 28. Luis Garcia-Larrea, Charles Quesada Abstract Epidural stimulation of the motor cortex (eMCS) was devised in the 1990’s, and has now largely supplanted thalamic stimulation for neuropathic