Spinal Cord Stimulation: Viable Therapeutic Option for Postlaminectomy Syndrome in Elderly Patients.
| Autor: | Hallo A; Internal Medicine, Hospital de Especialidad Eugenio Espejo, Quito, ECU., Martínez H; Medicine, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, ECU.; Anaesthesiology, Hospital de Especialidad Eugenio Espejo, Quito, ECU., Jácome-Calderón KE; Medical coordination, Fundación Cambiando Vidas, Quito, ECU.; Neurology, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Quito, ECU., Rodríguez M; Medicine, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, ECU. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2021 Jun 15; Vol. 13 (6), pp. e15675. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 15 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.15675 |
| Abstrakt: | We present a 76-year-old man with chronic back pain refractory to treatment secondary to spinal trauma from a motor vehicle accident 34 years ago. After trauma, multiple interventions were performed due to spinal instability. The patient was diagnosed with the postlaminectomy syndrome. Multimodal analgesia management failed to control our patient's pain, severely affecting our patient and his family's quality of life. For these reasons, a spinal cord stimulator was implanted despite our patient age. After four months, our patient presented with significant improvement in his life quality. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2021, Hallo et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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