Professionals with experience in MCS therapy from Brussels, Düsseldorf, Groningen, Lübeck and Nijmegen attended this expert meeting, and colleagues from Lyon and Beirut provided their written contribution to the questionnaire and this report. Participants included neurosurgeons that perform MCS, anesthesiologists specialized in the management of chronic pain and (clinical) neurophysiology experts. Keynote speakers presented their expertise and leaded the group discussion.

Results of this meeting and an extensive update on literature regarding motor cortex stimulation is submitted for publication in may 2017.