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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Neurostimulation for Intractable Chronic Pain [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2019 The field of neuromodulation has seen unprecedented growth over the course of the last decade with novel waveforms, hardware advancements, and novel chronic pain indications.
Timothy R. Deer +3 more
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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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Anterior cingulotomy for intractable pain
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2016 Conservative therapy is often the first-line treatment for many symptoms of various disease processes, including pain. Nevertheless, if pharmacological or medical management fails for those patients with severe and chronic pain, a surgical strategy may ...
Nitin Agarwal, MD +4 more
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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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Prolonged Pre‐Eruptive Phase of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in Immunocompetent Athlete: A Case of Delayed Diagnosis and Management Challenges [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsHerpes zoster ophthalmicus should be considered in patients with intractable headache and eye pain, even without rash or classic risk factors. Early recognition of the pre‐eruptive phase and prompt antiviral therapy are crucial to prevent severe ...
Sharanya Kumar +4 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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