International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Tom G Shahwan

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• Research Article
  Transient Neuropathic Pain after the Insertion of Spinal Cord Stimulation Leads
  Author(s): Linqiu Zhou and Tom G Shahwan Linqiu Zhou and Tom G Shahwan
  
  Objectives: Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) therapy has been adopted as a standard treatment modality for various chronic pain conditions. Transient neuropathic pain is an unreported complication after lead insertion. Our objective was to determine the incidence of transient neuropathic pain in 221 consecutive patients after SCS placement. Design and setting: This was a retrospective chart review conducted at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, from May 2005 to November 2011. Patients: 221 patients were included: total 369 SCS procedures (trial: 213; implantation: 156); male: 135, female: 86; ages: 18 to 83 years (mean 46); cervical and upper thoracic spinal stimulation: 21, lumbar: 200 cases. Methods: Incidence calculation of new onset pain after SCS leads insertion. Transient n.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000101

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