[Electric stimulation of the spinal cord]

After positive results of an experimental study of the possibility of spinal cord electric stimulation, the method was used in the clinic. The work presents the clinical results in the first 6 patients who underwent operation for the implantation of a radio-frequency stimulating device for the spinal cord. A 3-year follow-up period showed that radio-frequency electric stimulation of the spinal cord is most effective in the acute period of traumatic disease of the spinal cord and promotes the activization of the reflex and conduction functions of the intact spinal structures. The mechanisms of the effect caused by electric stimulation on the functional state of the injured spinal sructures require a further study.