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Efficacy of limited-duration spinal cord stimulation for subacute postherpetic neuralgia
Masako Iseki1, Yoshihito Morita, Yoshitaka Nakamura
1Juntendo University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. m_iseki@mbr.nifty.com
Abstract:
Excellent outcomes were achieved with spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for 7 to 10 days on 2 patients who developed postherpetic neuralgia. Both patients were within 2 to 3 months of the onset of the condition, and nerve blocks provided only temporary pain relief and drug therapies had poor efficacy. The authors believe that limited-duration SCS for subacute postherpetic neuralgia is a useful treatment approach that may prevent the pain from progressing to chronic postherpetic neuralgia.

