Is There a Place for Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Management of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis? A Systematic Review of the Literature

Table 2

Number of MS patients improved after SCS according to the evaluated function.

Function	Improvement (yes/no)
All patients
Motor disorders	193/153
Urinary dysfunction	90/44	= 0.0144
Neuropathic pain	28/6	= 0.0030
Patients submitted to the trial and then implanted
Motor disorders	158/121
Urinary dysfunction	40/17	= 0.038
Neuropathic pain	15/4	= 0.044
Patients with de novo implantation
Motor disorders	35/32
Urinary dysfunction	50/27	n.s
Neuropathic pain	13/2	= 0.0126