ArticleFrontiers in neurology2024
Comparison of the efficacy of spinal cord stimulation and dorsal root ganglion stimulation in the treatment of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a prospective, cohort-controlled study.
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- Continuous electrical stimulation of the dorsal root ganglion (drg-s) as a salvation therapy in patients previously treated with spinal cord stimulation. systematic review and pooled analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2025Pooled it
- Neuromodulation for Pain and Fatigue in Hereditary and Acquired Neuromuscular Conditions: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Structural and Functional Impact of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.Cureus · 2026Review
- Spinal Cord Stimulation in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Advances, Outcomes, and Future Directions.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- 14. Discogenic Low Back Pain.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Review
- Evolving Treatment Strategies for Neuropathic Pain: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Natural therapy proposed for the management of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN).Inflammopharmacology · 2025Review
- Can Spinal Cord Stimulation be Considered as a Frontier for Chronic Pain in Diabetic Foot?Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- Neuromodulation therapies for diabetic neuropathy: mechanisms, efficacy, and impacts on nerve health: a narrative review.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRG-S) in the treatment of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN). Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 55 patients received dorsal column spinal cord stimulation (SCS group) and 51 patients received dorsal root spinal cord stimulation (DRG-S group). The primary outcome was a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) remission rate of ≥50%, and secondary outcomes included the effects of SCS and DRG-S on quality of life scores (EQ-5D-3L), nerve conduction velocity, and HbA1c, respectively. Results: The percentage of NRS remission rate ≥ 50% at 6 months was 80.43 vs. 79.55%, OR (95% CI): 1.06 (0.38-2.97) in the SCS and DRG-S groups, respectively, and the percentage of VAS remission rate ≥ 50% at 12 months was 79.07 vs. 80.95%, OR (95% CI): 0.89 (0.31-2.58). Compared with baseline, there were significant improvements in EQ-5D and EQ-VAS at 6 and 12 months ( Conclusion: Both SCS and DRG-S significantly improved pain, quality of life, and lower extremity nerve conduction velocity in patients with PDPN, and there was no difference between the two treatments at 12 months.
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