%0 Journal Article %A B A Simpson %T Spinal cord stimulation in 60 cases of intractable pain. %D 1991 %R 10.1136/jnnp.54.3.196 %J Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry %P 196-199 %V 54 %N 3 %X Sixty patients with spinal cord stimulators implanted for intractable pain lasting up to 50 years were followed for up to nine years. Forty seven per cent derived significant benefit, 23% modest benefit, 20% experienced no effect and 6.7% were made worse. Two were made worse after initial benefit. Complications, indications and factors relevant to the mode of action are discussed. %U https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/jnnp/54/3/196.full.pdf