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For which patients would you consider offering a spinal cord stimulator for management of autonomic dysfunction?

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Neurosurgery · University of Michigan

The use of SCS for its effects on the autonomic nervous system is one of the more interesting applications of neurostimulation. We’ve known for years that SCS has a potent sympatholytic effect, and it has been used for peripheral and cardiac ischemia extensively. This use has been more prevalent in ...

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