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. 1994 Jan;87(1):5-6.
doi: 10.1177/014107689408700104.

Cervical dorsal column stimulation relieves pain of brachial plexus avulsion

M I Bennett  1 , Y M Tai
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Cervical dorsal column stimulation relieves pain of brachial plexus avulsion

M I Bennett et al. J R Soc Med. 1994 Jan.

Abstract

Five patients with deafferentation pain due to brachial plexus avulsion injuries were treated with cervical dorsal column stimulation (DCS). This has produced a clinically useful improvement in pain relief and mood scores during a mean follow-up period of 13.5 months. No complications have been encountered and the advantages of DCS are discussed.

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