Treatment of chronic intractable atypical facial pain using peripheral subcutaneous field stimulation

Neuromodulation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-140

  Yakovlev, Alexander E ^a   Resch, Beth E ^a  

^a APNP Comprehensive Pain Management of the Fox Valley   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical facial pain; Electric stimulation; Intractable jaw pain; Pain; Peripheral subcutaneous field stimulation; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; OXYCODONE;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTRODE; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MANDIBLE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL SUBCUTANEOUS FIELD STIMULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULSE GENERATOR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 77951690382     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2009.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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