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Pulsed radiofrequency on dorsal root ganglia for chronic pain

Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2013
Objective: Evaluate clinical outcome of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment in neuropathic pain of patients with radiculopathy regarding improvement of pain and degree of patients’ satisfaction.
Luis Fernando Moura da Silva Junior, Daniel Benzecry de Almeida, Laura Moeller, Renato Endler Iachinski, Lucas Alves Aurich, Ricardo Ramina   +5 more
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Ultrasonic distance detection for a closed-loop spinal cord stimulation system [PDF]

, 1997
When stimulating the spinal cord at a constant strength, the current density in the spinal cord and thus the effects on chronic, intractable pain and vascular insufficiency will change with body position, due to the varying separation of the spinal cord ...
Bergveld, P., Dijkstra, E.A., Holsheimer, J., Olthuis, W.   +3 more
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Intravenous ketamine for subacute treatment of refractory chronic migraine: a case series. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Refractory migraine is a challenging condition with great impact on health related quality of life. Intravenous (IV) ketamine has been previously used to treat various refractory pain conditions.
Ashina, Sait, Lauritsen, Clinton, Lipton, Richard B., Mazuera, Santiago   +3 more
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The effect of spinal cord stimulation on pain medication reduction in intractable spine and limb pain: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis

Journal of Pain Research, 2019
Objective: To synthesize the evidence regarding the effect of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on opioid and pain medication reduction in patients with intractable spine or limb pain. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify RCTs
E. M. Pollard, Tim J. Lamer, S. Moeschler, H. Gazelka, W. M. Hooten, M. Bendel, N. Warner, H. Murad   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Successful application of burst spinal cord stimulation for refractory upper limb pain: a case series

Journal of International Medical Research, 2021
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used to treat sustained pain that is intractable despite various types of treatment. However, conventional tonic waveform SCS has not shown promising outcomes for spinal cord injury (SCI) or postamputation pain. The
Kuen Su Lee, Yoo Kyung Jang, Gene Hyun Park, In Jae Jun, Jae Chul Koh   +4 more
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A six year retrospective review of occipital nerve stimulation practice--controversies and challenges of an emerging technique for treating refractory headache syndromes [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: A retrospective review of patients treated with Occipital Nerve Stimulation (ONS) at two large tertiary referral centres has been audited in order to optimise future treatment pathways. METHODS: Patient's medical records were retrospectively
Al Kaisy, Adnan, Arcioni, Roberto, Bandikatla, Vijay, Carson, Eleanor, Lambru, Giorgio, Martelletti, Paolo, Negro, Andrea, Palmisani, Stefano, Smith, Tom   +8 more
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Long-term quality of life improvement for chronic intractable back and leg pain patients using spinal cord stimulation: 12-month results from the SENZA-RCT

Quality of Life Research, 2018
PurposeChronic axial low-back pain is a debilitating disorder that impacts all aspects of an afflicted individual’s life. Effective, durable treatments have historically been elusive.
K. Amirdelfan, Cong Yu, Matthew W. Doust, B. Gliner, Donna M. Morgan, L. Kapural, R. Vallejo, B. T. Sitzman, T. Yearwood, Richard H. Bundschu, Thomas Yang, Ramsin M. Benyamin, A. Burgher, E. Brooks, Ashley A. Powell, J. Subbaroyan   +15 more
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Deep brain stimulation for intractable neuropathic facial pain.

Neurosurgical Focus, 2018
OBJECTIVE Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established, evidence-based therapy with FDA approval for Parkinson's disease and essential tremor.
Sharona Ben-Haim, Z. Mirzadeh, W. Rosenberg   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessment of the effectiveness of head only and back-of-the-head electrical stunning of chickens [PDF]

, 2016
The study assesses the effectiveness of reversible head-only and back-of-the-head electrical stunning of chickens using 130–950 mA per bird at 50 Hz ...
A. H. Taylor, Cook C.J., FAWC, Gilbert K.V., Gregory N.G., Hoenderken R., N. G. Gregory, Raj A.B.M., Ringkamp M., Schütt-Abraham I., T. J. Gibson, Wormuth H.J.   +11 more
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Factors Associated with Cancer-Related Pain Requiring High-Dose Opioid Use in Palliative Cancer Patients

Palliative Medicine Reports, 2021
Background: There are no universal tools to predict the necessity of high-dose opioid use for cancer-related pain. Early recognition and interventions for intractable cancer pain could minimize the distress of palliative patients. Objective: We sought to
Hidetoshi Sumimoto, Komaki Hayashi, Yuri Kimura, Akihito Nishikawa, Seiko Hattori, Chiaki Hasegawa, Hiroaki Morii, Koji Teramoto, Sachiyo Morita, Yataro Daigo   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source