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EMG/SSEP Monitoring During Sacral Neuromodulation

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Sacral root neuromodulation has been employed for the treatment of idiopathic overactive bladder, urgency-frequency syndromes, interstitial cystitis, pudendal neuralgia, vulvodynia, coccygodynia, and a variety of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) syndromes.

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  1. Houston Texas Pain Management, PA, Houston, Texas, USA

    Kenneth M. Alò (President and CEO, Director)

  2. Section of Neuro-Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Monterrey Technical University, Monterrey, Mexico

    Kenneth M. Alò (President and CEO, Director)

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Richter, E.O., Abramova, M.V., Alò, K.M. (2011). EMG/SSEP Monitoring During Sacral Neuromodulation. In: Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88567-4_15

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