The effect of pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) for the treatment of supraorbital neuropathic pain: A report of three cases
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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: 117-120, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Historically, peripheral neuropathic pain has occasionally been difficult to treat. Both a systematic review of the evidence as well as clinical experience have demonstrated that treatment options including polypharmacy provide effective pain relief in only half of the patients with neuropathic pain. After peripheral nerve injury, the incidence of degenerative alterations in the spinal cord and central pathologic sensitization are possible. Due to this observation, It may be difficult to treat this group of patients with peripheral neuropathic pain by therapeutic intervention of the peripheral nerve. Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) has several benefits for treatment of this condition including, accuracy and safety, and the elimination of thermal lesions due to the reduction in the target tissue temperature (below 42 degrees). We treated three cases of supraorbital neuropathic pain using PRF, and discovered that two of the patients had significant pain relief at the six month time point.
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Asunto principal:
Nervios Periféricos
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Médula Espinal
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Incidencia
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Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Periférico
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Polifarmacia
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Traumatismos de los Nervios Periféricos
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Sensibilización del Sistema Nervioso Central
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Neuralgia
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Año:
2012
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