Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation for Facial Pain

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Michael R. Jones ◽  
Archit Bharathwaj Baskaran ◽  
Joshua M. Rosenow
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Stimulation ◽  
Facial Pain ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord

Importance of Laterality in Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation for Facial Pain: Case Report and Anatomic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. E83-E86
Author(s):  
Michael R Jones ◽  
Joshua M Rosenow
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Pain Relief ◽  
Spinal Cord Stimulation ◽  
Facial Pain ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus ◽  
Trigeminal Nucleus ◽  
Dorsal Columns

Abstract BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE Chronic neuropathic facial pain is a debilitating disease that can be approached with multiple different treatment modalities. Cervical spinal cord stimulation has been demonstrated to be effective for patients suffering from neuropathic facial pain. Consensus does not exist in the literature regarding technique for placement. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 49-yr-old female presented with chronic intractable neuropathic facial pain. She underwent a successful percutaneous spinal cord stimulation trial, followed by placement of a paddle electrode for permanent implantation. The paddle electrode failed to duplicate the pain relief of her trial. Measurement of the width of the paddle demonstrated that it was 2 mm smaller than the separation of the percutaneous trial electrodes. Electrodes with wider interelectrode distance were then placed with satisfactory pain relief. CONCLUSION Although conventional spinal cord stimulation targets the dorsal columns, cervical spinal cord stimulation for facial pain targets the spinal trigeminal nucleus. The effectiveness of stimulation may be increased with a more laterally positioned electrode in order to recruit the more laterally positioned spinal trigeminal nucleus. This case report illustrates the importance of this anatomic consideration.

Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Vegetative State: A Preliminary Result of 12 Cases

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangyang Xu ◽  
Peng Li ◽  
Shizhen Zhang ◽  
Yi Wang ◽  
Xiaoyan Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Stimulation ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Vegetative State

scholarly journals Cerebral blood flow increase in cancer patients by applying cervical spinal cord stimulation

Neurocirugía ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Clavo ◽  
F. Robaina ◽  
L. Catalá ◽  
M. Lloret ◽  
B. Pinar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Spinal Cord Stimulation ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Blood Flow Increase

Paddle lead cervical spinal cord stimulation for failed neck surgery syndrome

2013 ◽  
Vol 115 (10) ◽  
pp. 2254-2256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivas Chivukula ◽  
Nestor D. Tomycz ◽  
John J. Moossy
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Stimulation ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Neck Surgery
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