Efficacy of limited-duration spinal cord stimulation for subacute postherpetic neuralgia.
- Author:
Masako ISEKI
1
;
Yoshihito MORITA
;
Yoshitaka NAKAMURA
;
Masataka IFUKU
;
Shuji KOMATSU
Author Information
1. Juntendo University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. m_iseki@mbr.nifty.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Aged;
Electric Stimulation Therapy;
methods;
Female;
Herpes Zoster;
complications;
Humans;
Neuralgia, Postherpetic;
etiology;
physiopathology;
therapy;
Outcome Assessment (Health Care);
Pain, Intractable;
therapy;
Spinal Cord;
physiology
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2009;38(11):1004-1006
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Excellent outcomes were achieved with spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for 7 to 10 days on 2 patients who developed postherpetic neuralgia. Both patients were within 2 to 3 months of the onset of the condition, and nerve blocks provided only temporary pain relief and drug therapies had poor efficacy. The authors believe that limited-duration SCS for subacute postherpetic neuralgia is a useful treatment approach that may prevent the pain from progressing to chronic postherpetic neuralgia.
