Neuromodulation for Intractable Pain [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2020 Over 7% of the Western population suffer from intractable pain and despite pharmacotherapy, many patients’ pain is refractory [...]
Alexander L. Green, Tipu Z. Aziz
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Surgery for Spine Disease and Intractable Pain [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2020 Painful conditions, particularly due to head pain, spinal disease, and neuropathic pain, are highly prevalent in modern society, resulting in a significant impact on the individual due to the disability of the condition and the direct cost of associated ...
Warren Boling
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Intractable pain due to thoracic outlet syndrome successfully treated with percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis: A case report [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsThoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is characterized by intractable cervicobrachial pain caused by strangulation of the brachial plexus and subclavian artery by structures of the superior thoracic outlet.
Yusuke Ishida +7 more
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A 92-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain Following Intractable Vomiting; a Photo Quiz
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2019 A 92-year-old man with hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), peptic ulcer disease and dementia presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant, distention, dry cough and ...
Chin-Chu Wu, Aming Chor-Ming Lin
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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2013 Objective To observe the curative effect and life quality improvement in patients with intractable neuropathic pain (NP) after implanting a programmable continuous intrathecal infusion pump.
Yang YANG, Ke-qin YANG, Bi-fa FAN
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Cingulotomy for Intractable Pain: A Systematic Review of an Underutilized Procedure. [PDF]
CureusMcBenedict B +13 more
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Dorsal root ganglion stimulation combined with spinal cord stimulation for effective treatment of postherpetic neuralgia - A case report - [PDF]
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2021 Background Although spinal cord stimulation (SCS) can be a treatment option for intractable postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), obtaining proper stimulation at the thoracic dermatome is difficult.
Seung Wan Hong +4 more
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Cervical Cordotomy in Terminal Cancer: Pain Relieving in Oncological Treatment
Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2021 Cordotomy consists in the discontinuation of the lateral spinothalamic tract (LST) in the anterolateral quadrant of the spinal cord, which aims to reduce the transference of nociceptive information in the dorsal horn of the gray matter of the spinal cord
Maria Clara Cardoso Seba +5 more
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Botulinum toxin A for refractory neuropathic pain in supraorbital postherpetic neuralgia
Indian Journal of Pain, 2023 This case series assesses the benefits of intracutaneous injection of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) for the treatment of intractable pain of supraorbital postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) not responding to oral drug therapy.
Anupriya Saxena +2 more
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Strategic multimodal non‐invasive assessment of cardiac performance in patients with heart failure
ESC Heart Failure, 2023 Aims Although various non‐invasive cardiac examinations are known to be predictive of long‐term outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF), combining them properly would provide synergism.
Mi‐Jeong Kim +8 more
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