Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation

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DRG-Stimulation, dorsal root ganglion Stimulation

Dorsal root ganglion stimulation is a procedure in which a thin electrode is placed in the region of the dorsal root ganglion, which can then be stimulated. Dorsal root ganglion stimulation is particularly suitable for localized pain syndromes such as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)1.

X-ray of a dorsal root ganglion stimulation electrode

References

    1. Deer, Timothy R., et al. "Dorsal root ganglion stimulation yielded higher treatment success rate for complex regional pain syndrome and causalgia at 3 and 12 months: a randomized comparative trial." Pain 158.4 (2017): 669. ↩ ↩

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