TY - JOUR
KW - Spinal Cord
KW - neuropathic pain
KW - leprosy
AU - Brandmeir N
AU - Sather MD
AB - <div>
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<h4>Background<br />
Leprosy is a major source of nerve damage and may lead to neuropathic pain as well as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Spinal cord stimulation is an effective treatment for CRPS, but there are no reports of this treatment in a patient with leprosy.</h4>
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<h4>Case Presentation<br />
The patient is a 55-year-old man who presented with CRPS in the arms and legs secondary to leprosy that persisted despite multidrug therapy, steroid treatment, and intravenous immunoglobulin. His pain and opioid use were both decreased with insertion of cervical and thoracic spinal cord stimulators.</h4>
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<h4>Conclusion<br />
Spinal cord stimulation may be a valuable intervention for patients with leprosy-induced CRPS.</h4>
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BT - Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface
C1 - <p><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25864772">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25864772</a></p>

DO - 10.1111/ner.12295
IS - 3
LA - eng
N2 - <div>
<div>
<h4>Background<br />
Leprosy is a major source of nerve damage and may lead to neuropathic pain as well as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Spinal cord stimulation is an effective treatment for CRPS, but there are no reports of this treatment in a patient with leprosy.</h4>
</div>

<div>
<h4>Case Presentation<br />
The patient is a 55-year-old man who presented with CRPS in the arms and legs secondary to leprosy that persisted despite multidrug therapy, steroid treatment, and intravenous immunoglobulin. His pain and opioid use were both decreased with insertion of cervical and thoracic spinal cord stimulators.</h4>
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<h4>Conclusion<br />
Spinal cord stimulation may be a valuable intervention for patients with leprosy-induced CRPS.</h4>
</div>
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PY - 2015
SP - 191
EP - 193
T2 - Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface
TI - Spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with leprosy: A case report.
VL - 18
ER -