Epidural Electrical Stimulation in Spinal Cord Injury

Exclusion Criteria

• •Subjects with other severe organic neurological diseases, mental illnesses other than anxiety/depression.
• •Subjects with hemorrhagic diathesis or coagulation dysfunction (prothrombin time \[PT\] ≥ 18 seconds).
• •Subjects with a history of alcohol or drug abuse or dependence.
• •Subjects with mental retardation, cognitive dysfunction, or personality disorders.
• •Subjects with a history of electroconvulsive therapy or those requiring continuous electrotherapy.
• •Subjects with implanted cardiac pacemakers, cardioverters, or defibrillators. Expected survival period \< 1 year.