ReviewBrain sciences2022
Neurosurgical Treatment of Pain.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Percutaneous Cervical Cordotomy for Refractory Cancer Pain With General Anesthesia and Neuromonitoring: A Case Report.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2026Article
- MR-guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy mesencephalotomy for medically intractable malignant pain.Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Article
- [Treatment of cancer-related pain-From pharmacotherapy to invasive procedures].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2025Review
- Comparative outcomes of microsurgical dorsal root entry zone lesioning (DREZotomy) for intractable neuropathic pain in spinal cord and cauda equina injuries.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Dorsal root entry zone lesioning for brachial plexus avulsion - technical evolution and long-term follow-up.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
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- Periaqueductal/periventricular gray deep brain stimulation for the treatment of neuropathic facial pain.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
The aim of this review is to draw attention to neurosurgical approaches for treating chronic and opioid-resistant pain. In a first chapter, an up-to-date overview of the main pathophysiological mechanisms of pain has been carried out, with special emphasis on the details in which the surgical treatment is based. In a second part, the principal indications and results of different surgical approaches are reviewed. Cordotomy, Myelotomy, DREZ lesions, Trigeminal Nucleotomy, Mesencephalotomy, and Cingulotomy are revisited. Ablative procedures have a limited role in the management of chronic non-cancer pain, but they continues to help patients with refractory cancer-related pain. Another ablation lesion has been named and excluded, due to lack of current relevance. Peripheral Nerve, Spine Cord, and the principal possibilities of Deep Brain and Motor Cortex Stimulation are also revisited. Regarding electrical neuromodulation, patient selection remains a challenge.
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