US Markets for Neurostimulation Products
According to "US Markets for Neurostimulation Products," a report published in November 2006 by the Medtech Insight division of Windhover Information Inc., neurostimulation devices have the potential to address several clinical applications in which patient populations number in the millions: chronic pain affects five million people in the US; chronic depression four million, and chronic migraine headache two million. Based on projects currently in development, Medtech Insight lists 18 separate clinical indications for neurostimulation, from Alzheimer's disease to sleep apnea.