ArticleJournal of neurosurgery. Case lessons2022
Spinal cord stimulator for the treatment of central neuropathic pain secondary to cervical syringomyelia: illustrative case.
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- Neurosurgical management for chronic and end-of-life pain in children: A systematic review.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in managing refractory upper-extremity pain.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundCentral neuropathic pain (CNP) of the cervical and/or thoracic spinal cord has many etiologies, both natural and iatrogenic. Frequently, CNP is medically refractory and requires surgical treatment to modulate the perception of pain. Spinal cord stimulation is a modality commonly used in adults to treat this type of refractory pain; however, it is rarely used in the pediatric population. OBSERVATIONS: The authors reported a case involving a common pediatric condition, Chiari malformation type I with syrinx, that led to a debilitating complex regional pain syndrome. The associated life-altering pain was successfully alleviated following placement of a spinal cord stimulator. LESSONS: CNP, or the syndromic manifestations of the pain (complex regional pain syndrome), can alter an individual's life in dramatic ways. Spinal cord stimulator placement in carefully selected pediatric patients should be considered in these difficult pain treatment paradigms.
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