Spinal cord stimulation for neuropathic pain following traumatic spinal cord injury: a case report.

Richard RosalesEdwin AmirianfarMichael AppeaduDavid R GaterChane Price

Published in: Spinal cord series and cases (2022)

Neuropathic pain refractory to conservative treatment may benefit from SCS. Effects of therapy go beyond gate-theory in SCI patients, and may benefit patients at the cellular and molecular level. Our case demonstrates the effectiveness of SCS treatment in a patient who developed CRPS type 1 after GSW resulting in SCI.

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