title: Cervical dorsal column stimulation relieves pain of brachial plexus avulsion.
abstract: Five patients with deafferentation pain due to brachial plexus avulsion injuries were treated with cervical dorsal column stimulation (DCS). This has produced a clinically useful improvement in pain relief and mood scores during a mean follow-up period of 13.5 months. No complications have been encountered and the advantages of DCS are discussed.
authors.affiliation: MacMillan Registrar in Palliative Medicine, St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Tai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management