Spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for refractory neuropathic pain in tethered cord syndrome: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Moens, Maarten ^a   De Smedt, Ann ^a   D'Haese, Jan ^a   Droogmans, Steven ^a   Chaskis, Cristo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 77952660930     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-74     Document Type: Article

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