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Spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for refractory neuropathic pain in tethered cord syndrome: a case report
INTRODUCTION: The spinal cord is a target for many neurosurgical procedures used to treat chronic severe pain. Neuromodulation and neuroablation are surgical techniques based on well-known specific anatomical structures. However, anatomical and electrophysical changes related to the tethered spinal...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2843712/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20184768 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-74 |
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author | Moens, Maarten De Smedt, Ann D'Haese, Jan Droogmans, Steven Chaskis, Cristo |
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description | INTRODUCTION: The spinal cord is a target for many neurosurgical procedures used to treat chronic severe pain. Neuromodulation and neuroablation are surgical techniques based on well-known specific anatomical structures. However, anatomical and electrophysical changes related to the tethered spinal cord make it more difficult to use these procedures. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 37-year-old Caucasian woman who had several surgical interventions for tethered cord syndrome. These interventions resulted in severe neuropathic pain in her lower back and right leg. This pain was treated by spinal cord stimulation using intra-operative sensory mapping, which allowed the cord's optimal placement in a more caudal position. CONCLUSION: The low-voltage and more caudally placed electrodes are specific features of this treatment of tethered cord syndrome. |
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spelling | pubmed-28437122010-03-23 Spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for refractory neuropathic pain in tethered cord syndrome: a case report Moens, Maarten De Smedt, Ann D'Haese, Jan Droogmans, Steven Chaskis, Cristo J Med Case Reports Case report INTRODUCTION: The spinal cord is a target for many neurosurgical procedures used to treat chronic severe pain. Neuromodulation and neuroablation are surgical techniques based on well-known specific anatomical structures. However, anatomical and electrophysical changes related to the tethered spinal cord make it more difficult to use these procedures. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 37-year-old Caucasian woman who had several surgical interventions for tethered cord syndrome. These interventions resulted in severe neuropathic pain in her lower back and right leg. This pain was treated by spinal cord stimulation using intra-operative sensory mapping, which allowed the cord's optimal placement in a more caudal position. CONCLUSION: The low-voltage and more caudally placed electrodes are specific features of this treatment of tethered cord syndrome. BioMed Central 2010-02-25 /pmc/articles/PMC2843712/ /pubmed/20184768 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-74 Text en Copyright ©2010 Moens et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case report Moens, Maarten De Smedt, Ann D'Haese, Jan Droogmans, Steven Chaskis, Cristo Spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for refractory neuropathic pain in tethered cord syndrome: a case report |
title | Spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for refractory neuropathic pain in tethered cord syndrome: a case report |
title_full | Spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for refractory neuropathic pain in tethered cord syndrome: a case report |
title_fullStr | Spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for refractory neuropathic pain in tethered cord syndrome: a case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for refractory neuropathic pain in tethered cord syndrome: a case report |
title_short | Spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for refractory neuropathic pain in tethered cord syndrome: a case report |
title_sort | spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for refractory neuropathic pain in tethered cord syndrome: a case report |
topic | Case report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2843712/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20184768 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-74 |
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