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Social Media and Neuromodulation: A Tango for Two?

  • Open or CloseGeorgios K Matis*

    Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University Hospital Cologne, Germany

    *Corresponding author: Georgios K Matis, Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Submission: December 18, 2019;Published: January 21, 2020

Abstract

Neuromodulation, as defined by the International Neuromodulation Society (INS), is “the alteration of nerve activity through targeted delivery of a stimulus, such as electrical stimulation or chemical agents, to specific neurological sites in the body” [1]. It is an established option when conservative measures fail to relieve the symptoms of the patients (e.g. pain, spasticity, tremor). With the help of leads, catheters, neurostimulators, and pumps electrical pulses or pharmacological agents (e.g. morphine, baclofen, ziconotide) can be applied. The goal is the management of various symptoms of chronic conditions.

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