Korean J Pain.  2008 Dec;21(3):244-247. 10.3344/kjp.2008.21.3.244.

Spinal Cord Stimulation in a Patient with Preganglionic and Postganglionic Brachial Plexus Injury: A case report

• Hong JH
• Jang HS

• KMID: 1978717
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2008.21.3.244

Abstract

After a traumatic brachial plexus injury, 80% of patients develop severe pain in the deafferentated arm. This type of pain is considered very resistant to many forms of therapy. When we plan treatments for the patient who suffer from a pain from traumatic brachial plexus injury, clarifying the location of injured nerve is very important. EMG (electromyography), NCV (nerve conduction study), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and CT (computed tomography) myelography are recommended diagnostic method for this purpose. Here, we presented a patient who was suspected to have both preganglionic and postganglionic brachial plexus lesion by EMG and NCV study, he showed favorable response after spinal cord stimulation.

Keyword

brachial plexus lesion; spinal cord stimulation

MeSH Terms

Arm
Brachial Plexus
Humans
Myelography
Spinal Cord
Spinal Cord Stimulation