TY - JOUR
T1 - Motor cortex and deep brain stimulation for the treatment of intractable neuropathic face pain
AU - Thomas, Laneshia
AU - Bledsoe, Jonathan M.
AU - Sandroni, Paola
AU - Gorman, Deborah
AU - Lee, Kendall H.
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge the contributions of Professor Stephan Goerss in the Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. John Huston and Dr. Kirk Welker in the Department of Radiology, and Dr. David Holmes in Biomedical Imaging Resources at Mayo Clinic. This work was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (K08 NS 52232 award to KHL) and the Mayo Foundation (Research Early Career Development Award to KHL).
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Intractable neuropathic face pain is a syndrome of unremitting severe pain that stems from abnormal nociceptive processing at various levels of the trigeminal system. Treatment of this debilitating condition has long presented a challenge for physicians due to its refractoriness to standard pharmacologic therapies. With few viable treatments, surgical procedures such as motor cortex stimulation (MCS) and deep brain stimulation (DBS) provide additional options. This article reviews the current literature and practices regarding patient selection criteria, potential mechanisms of action, surgical technique, and outcome of patients with neuropathic face pain treated with MCS and DBS.
AB - Intractable neuropathic face pain is a syndrome of unremitting severe pain that stems from abnormal nociceptive processing at various levels of the trigeminal system. Treatment of this debilitating condition has long presented a challenge for physicians due to its refractoriness to standard pharmacologic therapies. With few viable treatments, surgical procedures such as motor cortex stimulation (MCS) and deep brain stimulation (DBS) provide additional options. This article reviews the current literature and practices regarding patient selection criteria, potential mechanisms of action, surgical technique, and outcome of patients with neuropathic face pain treated with MCS and DBS.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11910-009-0020-y
DO - 10.1007/s11910-009-0020-y
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19268035
AN - SCOPUS:62649114538
SN - 1528-4042
VL - 9
SP - 120
EP - 126
JO - Current neurology and neuroscience reports
JF - Current neurology and neuroscience reports
IS - 2
ER -