Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain of neuropathic or ischaemic origin: systematic review and economic evaluation

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Spinal cord stimulation for patients with inoperable chronic critical leg ischemia

“…It is simply composed of implanted leads in the epidural space, a generator and controller implanted under the skin of the abdomen, and an extension cable that connects them. [13] To date, SCS has been used in clinical practice for more than four decades. It has been reported that for the treatment of neuropathic conditions such as failed back surgery syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome type I, SCS is better than conventional medical treatment or reoperation in reducing pain.…”

Spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of neuropathic pain: Current perspectives of indications, cost-effectiveness, complications and results

“…In terms of the neuropathic pain etiology, SCS has been applied in the treatment of deafferentation pain, central pain, phantom limb pain (PLP), causalgia, myelopathy, oncologic pain, lumbosacral fibrosis, postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), FBSS, CRPS, reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), spinal cord, brainstem or brain injury, and others (3,(13)(14)(15)22,32,33,38,42,43,(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54)(55)(56)(57).…”

Painful scar neuropathy: principles of diagnosis and treatment

“…[55,56] Spinal cord stimulation, which is applied more often to treat CRPS I, may also be beneficial. [57] …”