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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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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Predictive Factors of Successful Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients with Chronic Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Brain SciencesBackground: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is applied for managing chronic intractable pain, but the factors predicting its effectiveness have not been extensively researched.
Yongjae Yoo +5 more
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A Case Report on USG-Guided Stellate Ganglion Block in Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied SciencesPain doctors and anesthesiologists often execute stellate ganglion blocks to treat excruciating upper extremity sympathetic pain disorders. Given the ganglion’s near proximity to important vascular and neurological systems, considerable care and ...
Anwesha Banerjee +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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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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Ultrasound diagnosis and treatment of intractable anterior chest pain from golf - A case report – [PDF]
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2023 Background Pleurisy is an inflammation of the parietal pleura and is characterized by pleuritic pain. The most common cause of pleurisy is infection; other causes include rheumatoid arthritis, malignancy, rib fractures, or trauma.
Jihye Park +4 more
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JA Clinical Reports, 2021 Background Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) frequently complain of intractable pain that is resistant to conservative treatments. Here, we report the successful application of 1-kHz high-frequency spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in a patient with ...
Chiaki Yamada +5 more
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