title: Thermogram in spinal cord stimulation with complex regional pain syndrome and a review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an efficient procedure for treatment of intractable pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a patient who underwent SCS lead placement for severe left lower extremity pain. The patient had experienced good pain. He underwent thermographic imaging before, just after and ten days later of procedure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thermogram study revealed from blue color (hypothermic) pattern at before procedure to reddish or pink color (hyperthermic) pattern at ten days later.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SCS may be increase microcirculation and seems to have sympatholytic effects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We experienced that improvement of blood flow as result of SCS in CRPS.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; and             Department Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Wooridul Hospital, Daegu, South Korea.
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