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Case Reports
. 2002 Dec;100(3):299-301.
doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(02)00267-1.

Lumbar spinal cord stimulation for cervical-originated central pain: a case report

Elon Eisenberg  1 , Clara Brecker
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Case Reports

Lumbar spinal cord stimulation for cervical-originated central pain: a case report

Elon Eisenberg et al. Pain. 2002 Dec.

Abstract

This case presents a patient with neuropathic pain in a lower extremity, which appeared subsequent to the removal of a C1 meningioma and which was successfully treated by lower thoracic spinal cord stimulation.

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  • Spinal cord stimulation for central pain.
    Canavero S, Bonicalzi V. Canavero S, et al. Pain. 2003 May;103(1-2):225-6; author reply 226-7. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3959(03)00070-8. Pain. 2003. PMID: 12749979 No abstract available.

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