Epidural Motor Cortex Stimulation for Intractable Thalamic Pain: A case report.
- Author:
Jong Kyu KIM
1
;
Soo Beom SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Chosun University College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Epidural motor cortex stimulation;
Thalamic pain
- MeSH:
Craniotomy;
Female;
Hematoma;
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Middle Aged;
Motor Cortex*;
Neuralgia
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2006;30(1):86-88
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Motor cortex stimulation is a new technique for post-stroke central pain. The authors reported a case of epidural motor cortex stimulation for thalamic pain after right thalamic intracerebral hematoma. The patient was a 52 year old female who had presented with neuropathic pain on left upper and lower extremity. The authors performed epidural motor cortex stimulation via a small craniotomy site by use of navigation system. Good relief of the pain was achieved. Postoperative visual analogue scale pain score decreased from 9 to 3. The epidural trial of motor cortex stimulation was an effective method in treating refractory thalamic pain as our case.
