Journal of the Korean Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 2017;13(1):11-14.
Published online June 30, 2017.
Long-term Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Intractable Neuropathic Pain in a Traumatic Paraplegic Patient : Case Report
Pei Chi Tsung, Myung Ki Lee
Department of Neurosurgery, Maryknoll General Hospital, Busan, Korea
Abstract
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used to treat chronic neuropathic pain for decades; Spinal cord injury (SCI) frequently results in intractable neuropathic pain. Unfortunately, the majority of literature regarding the use of SCS for central neuropathic pain in post-traumatic paraplegia after SCI is not promising and such papers did not have long-term follow-up greater than 10 years. We describe the case of a post-traumatic paraplegic sailor who presented with intractable neuropathic pain as constant burning and frequent electric-like shooting pain along a few patchy areas of sensation on the Rt. L1-2-3 dermatomes. He underwent a surgical lead implantation on the epidural space at the T10 level in 2002 and obtained good pain relief during the follow-up period of 15 years. Even chronic neuropathic pain in complete loss of motor function with sensory patchy area after SCI may obtain the benefits of SCS.
Key Words: Neuropathic pain, Spinal cord injury, Paraplegia, Spinal cord stimulation.


ABOUT
BROWSE ARTICLES
EDITORIAL POLICY
FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Editorial Office
Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine
50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
Tel: +82-2-2228-2150    Fax: +82-2-393-9979    E-mail: changws@yonsei.ac.kr / changws0716@yuhs.ac                

Copyright © 2025 The Korean Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.

Developed in M2PI

Close layer
prev next