Thalamic stimulation for neuropathic pain

Journal of Neurosurgery
Ian M TurnbullW B Woodhurst

Abstract

Eighteen patients with neuropathic pain underwent thalamic electrode implantation. Satisfactory initial pain relief ensued in 14, and their electrode systems were internalized for long-term use. Twelve of the 14 continue to obtain either complete or partial pain relief by regular stimulation. One of the other two patients has had a complete remission of pain, apparently spontaneously, and the other had to have the electrodes removed after it retracted from his thalamus on two occasions. The electrodes have been placed in the sensory nucleus of the thalamus where stimulation evokes paresthesias in the painful part of the body. Technical problems consisting of our inability to locate the target in two patients and our failure to fix the electrode adequately in one prevented us from employing the treatment in three patients. The fourth patient had temperature dysesthesia which was not altered during 2 weeks of stimulation.

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