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Mortality Outcomes After Spinal Cord Stimulation: A 10-Year Survival Analysis of 330 Patients With Chronic Neuropathic Pain.

Neurosurgery·July 1, 2026·PMID 41128507

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It provides the first evidence that successful SCS therapy may be associated with normalized long-term survival in chronic neuropathic pain patients, highlighting the potential prognostic importance of treatment response.

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