title: Lumbar spinal cord stimulation for cervical-originated central pain: a case report.
abstract: This case presents a patient with neuropathic pain in a lower extremity, which appeared subsequent to the removal of a C1 meningioma and which was successfully treated by lower thoracic spinal cord stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Pain Relief Unit, Rambam Medical Center, The B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel.
authors.forename: Elon
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brecker
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000588:Amines; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D005539:Foramen Magnum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000588:Amines; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin; D008012:Lidocaine