Deep brain stimulation of the ventral striatum/anterior limb of the internal capsule in thalamic pain syndrome: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Neurological, neuropsychological and psychiatric examination

Neurological examination:	Sensory and motor systems
Neuropsychological Pain Evaluation:	Coping skills and personality assessment
Neuropsychological Cognitive Assessment and Psychiatric Evaluation:	a) California Verbal Learning Test
	b) Wechsler memory Scale
	c) Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System
	d) Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
	e) Beck Depression Inventory
	f) Beck Anxiety Inventory
	g) Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS)
	h) Montgomery-Asburg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
	i) Twenty Item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) and NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO_FFI)

Neurological, neuropsychological pain and neuropsychological cognitive and psychiatric examinations; marked by an asterisk in Figure 1, these examinations will be conducted at pre-operative baseline, at the time of randomization and at month 12 and 24 following randomization (well into phase VI follow-up testing).

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