Spinal cord stimulation for Raynaud's syndrome: Long-term alleviation of bilateral pain with a single cervical lead

Neuromodulation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-234

  Wolter, Tilman ^a   Kieselbach, Kristin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case report; chronic pain; electrodes; Raynaud's syndrome; SCS; spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NITRENDIPINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LIMB PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; NOMINAL ANALOG SCALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SINGLE CERVICAL ELECTRODE; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; THERAPY EFFECT; THERMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79958141944     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2011.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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