Spinal cord stimulation for recurrent painful neuromas of the foot

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 723-725

  Messina, Giuseppe ^a   Nazzi, Vittoria ^a   Sinisi, Marco ^b   Dones, Ivano ^a   Pollo, Bianca ^a   Franzini, Angelo ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Morton; Neuroma; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT PAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPESTHESIA; LONG TERM CARE; METATARSALGIA; MICROSURGERY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROMA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SHORT FORM 36; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT DISEASES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; NEUROMA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 80053962621     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0649-6     Document Type: Article

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