Rare adverse effect of spinal cord stimulation: Micturition inhibition

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 433-434

  La Grua, Marco ^a   Michelagnoli, Giuliano ^a  

^a Misericordia e Dolce Hospital Prato   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Internal organ function; SCS; Side effects; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; GABAPENTIN; NORTRIPTYLINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; TRAMADOL;

AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CHRONIC PAIN; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINE RETENTION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; NEURALGIA; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 77952337737     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181d2bdee     Document Type: Article

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