Spinal cord stimulation as a novel approach to the treatment of refractory neuropathic mediastinal pain

Pain Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 308-311

  Guttman, Oren T ^a   Hammer, Adam ^a   Korsharskyy, Boleslav ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediastinal pain; Neuropathic pain; Spinal cord stimulator; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; METHADONE; MORPHINE SULFATE;

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ESOPHAGUS PAIN; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPERESTHESIA; MALE; NECK PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CHEST PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PEPTIC ULCER; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERAL AFFERENTS;

EID: 67650675068     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2009.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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