Successful spinal cord stimulation using fast-acting sub-perception therapy for postoperative neuropathic pain of syringomyelia with Chiari malformation type 1: a case report and literature review
Satoshi Yamana,
Ayano Oiwa,
Ryo Nogami
et al.
Abstract:Background
Central neuropathic pain after foramen magnum decompression (FMD) for Chiari malformation type 1 (CM-1) with syringomyelia can be residual and refractory. Here we present a case of refractory central neuropathic pain after FMD in a CM-1 patient with syringomyelia who achieved improvements in pain following spinal cord stimulation (SCS) using fast-acting sub-perception therapy (FAST™).
Case presentation
A 76-year-old woman presented with a history of several y… Show more
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