The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Shortcut to: http://www.detnews.com/2005/fitness/0504/28/H09-155700.htm Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Study: Pain Deep brain technique eases chronic pain By Robert Preidt / HealthDay Comment on this story Send this story to a friend Get Home Delivery Deep brain stimulation (DBS) may help people with chronic pain who haven't responded to other forms of treatment, says an Australian study presented at the meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons in New Orleans. Researchers found that long term pain relief was highest -- 87 percent -- in patients undergoing brain stimulation of the brain's periventricular gray region plus the sensory thalamus. A long-term success rate of about 80 percent was achieved in patients with intractable low back pain and failed back surgery who had successful trial stimulation and then had permanent DBS implantation. Trial DBS proved successful in about 50 percent of people with post-stroke pain, and permanent DBS implantation resulted in 58 percent of patients achieving ongoing relief. Patients with phantom limb pain and radiculopathies had moderately higher rates of success with DBS. Previous Story Next Story Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. begin 666 H09-155700.url M6TEN=&5R;F5T4VAO<G1C=71=#0I54DP]:'1T<#HO+W=W=RYD971N97=S+F-O M;2\R,# U+V9I=&YE<W,O,#4P-"\R."](,#DM,34U-S P+FAT;0T*36]D:69I 7960]0S [log in to unmask],44X#0H` ` end