Cervical and High-Thoracic Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation in Chronic Neuropathic Pain.

Cervical and upper thoracic DRG stimulation resulted in good overall response rates to trialing and similar pain relief when compared to DRG stimulation for groin and lower limb pain. A modified surgical approach has to be used when compared with lumbar DRG electrode placement. Surgery itself in this region is more complication prone and challenging.