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ArticleJournal of anesthesia2022

Successful management of segmental zoster paresis on the upper arm with temporally burst spinal cord stimulation.

Keisuke Yamaguchi, Chika Kawabe-Ishibashi, Shie Iida, Takayuki Saito, Tomokazu Takakura

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Article in Journal of anesthesia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Keisuke YamaguchiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, 3-3-20 Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0075, Japan. keisuke@juntendo.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-6209-715X
Chika Kawabe-IshibashiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, 3-3-20 Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0075, Japan.
Shie IidaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, 3-3-20 Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0075, Japan.
Takayuki SaitoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, 3-3-20 Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0075, Japan.
Tomokazu TakakuraDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, 3-3-20 Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0075, Japan.
Koto Hospital · JPJuntendo University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Segmental zoster paresis (SZP) of the limbs is characterized by a focal, asymmetric neurogenic weakness that may occur in an extremity affected by herpes zoster (HZ). In this case report, we describe the case of a patient with SZP who presented with these problems and responded well to temporary spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and systematic rehabilitation. A 62-year-old female patient was referred for right upper limb pain, weakness, and insomnia due to pain. After completing the 14-day trial stimulation, the pain numerical rating scale of the patient in the right upper extremity decreased from 8/10 to 2/10. The Athens insomnia scale score decreased from 15/24 to 10/24. Furthermore, the grip strength of the right hands increased from 6.7 to 16.8 kg at discharge. We induced temporal SCS and rehabilitation of the right upper limb SZP and successfully reduced the pain. An in-depth understanding of the neurological complications secondary to HZ should be emphasized, with temporal SCS and rehabilitation expected to play a crucial role in the motor recovery of patients with SZP.

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Herpes ZosterSpinal Cord StimulationArmFemaleHumansMiddle AgedParesisUpper ExtremityBurst spinal cord stimulationHerpes zosterRehabilitationSegmental zoster paresis

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PMID35274160
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