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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Wireless Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for The Upper Limb: A Case Report.

Valentina Bellini, Marco Baciarello, Marco Cascella, Francesco Saturno, Christian Compagnone, Alessandro Vittori, Elena Giovanna Bignami

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Valentina BelliniAnesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Division, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Viale Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Marco BaciarelloAnesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Division, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Viale Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6939-9764
Marco CascellaDepartment of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS, Fondazione Pascale, Via Mariano Semmola, 53, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5236-3132
Francesco SaturnoAnesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Division, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Viale Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Christian CompagnoneAnesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Division, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Viale Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9951-5503
Alessandro VittoriDepartement of Anesthesia and Critical Care, ARCO ROMA, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2377-3765
Elena Giovanna BignamiAnesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Division, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Viale Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy.
University of Parma · ITBambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITIstituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale" · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral neuro-stimulation (PNS) has been proved to be effective for the treatment of neuropathic pain as well as other painful conditions. We discuss two approaches to PNS placement in the upper extremity. The first case describes a neuropathic syndrome after the traumatic amputation of the distal phalanx of the fifth digit secondary to a work accident with lack of responsiveness to a triple conservative therapy. An upper arm region approach for the PNS was chosen. The procedure had a favorable outcome; in fact, after one month the pain symptoms were absent (VAS 0) and the pharmacological therapy was suspended. The second case presented a patient affected by progressive CRPS type II in the sensory regions of the ulnar and median nerve in the hand, unresponsive to drug therapy. For this procedure, the PNS device was implanted in the forearm. Unfortunately, in this second case the migration of the catheter affected the effectiveness of the treatment. After examining the two cases in this paper, we changed our practice and suggest the implantation of PNS for radial, median and/or ulnar nerve stimulation in the upper arm region, which has significant advantages over the forearm region.

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Electric Stimulation TherapyNeuralgiaTranscutaneous Electric Nerve StimulationArmHumansUlnar NerveUpper Extremitychronic painimplantation peripheric neurostimulationnerve stimulationneuropathic painopioidpainperipheral nerve stimulation

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PMID36901498
PMCPMC10001981
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