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Case Reports
. 2017 Nov;96(45):e8629.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008629.

Scrambler therapy for the treatment of neuropathic pain related to leukemia in a pediatric patient: A case report

Hahck Soo Park  1 , Won-Joong Kim, Hyung Gon Kim, Seung Hee Yoo
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Scrambler therapy for the treatment of neuropathic pain related to leukemia in a pediatric patient: A case report

Hahck Soo Park et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Rationale: Cancer-related neuropathic pain often responds poorly to standard pain treatments. Scrambler therapy has relieved refractory chronic pain in several uncontrolled clinical trials.

Patient concerns: An 11-year-old female patient was suffering from left groin and medial thigh pain after irradiation to the knee. The girl was diagnosed with precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia 2 years ago. Extramedullary relapse of leukemia developed 1 month ago and pain had started. She was treated with oral medications, but she was continuously complaining of severe pain.

Diagnosis: Neuropathic pain caused by obturator nerve involvement in leukemia.

Intervention: Scrambler therapy.

Outcome: Pain reduction.

Lessons: Scrambler therapy is noninvasive, is not associated with any complications, causes minimal discomfort during treatment, and is very effective in a pediatric patient with cancer-related neuropathic pain.

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Figure 1
Magnetic resonance imaging scans. (A) Coronal image and (B) axial image.
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Figure 2
Patient's painful area and sites where the electrodes were attached.
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