Electronic aspects of spinal-cord stimulation in multiple sclerosis |
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Authors: | D T Jobling R C Tallis E M Sedgwick L S Illis |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Electronics, University of Southampton, SO9 5NH Southampton, Hants, England;(2) Wessex Neurological Centre, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, Hants, England |
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Abstract: | Patients receiving chronic spinal-cord stimulation in the management of multiple sclerosis have been stimulated at a frequency
of 33 Hz, with pulses whose duration has been varied between 0·05 ms and 2·0 ms. Measurements on the stimulating pulses show
that the energy requirement was at a minimum when the pulse duration was 0·2 ms. The current and energy requirements of different
patients using 0·2 ms pulses vary over a large range but measurement of the current requirement of a particular patient can
be a useful observation in predicting his response to treatment: low current requirements are often associated with a good
response and high currents with a poor response to treatment. The use of 0·2 ms pulses of the amplitude we have used meets
the safety requirements established by other workers and our results indicate that this pulse duration is optimal in terms
of safety requirements, as well as energy requirements. |
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Keywords: | Multiple sclerosis Pulse duration Safety Spinal-cord stimulation |
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