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23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting 2024
November 21-23, 2024 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
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DORSAL ROOT ENTRY ZONE RHIZOTOMY AFTER FAILED SPINAL CORD STIMULATION AND INTRATHECAL PAIN PUMP THERAPY
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DORSAL ROOT ENTRY ZONE LESIONING AFTER FAILED SPINAL CORD STIMULATION AND INTRATHECAL PAIN PUMP THERAPY
• Intractable neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury is afeared complication that poses unique therapeuticchallenges.
• Initial treatment for neuropathic pain involves a combination of multidisciplinary conservative care, medications, andinterventional therapies.
• Spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal targeted drug delivery are options if the pain is deemed refractory.1
• Dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) rhizotomy involves nerve destruction at the dorsolateral sulcus.2