title: Pulsed Radiofrequency of Dorsal Root Ganglia for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in an Adolescent with Poliomyelitis Sequel: A Case Report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a painful and disabling syndrome in which the patient presents with neuropathic pain, edema, or vasomotor or pseudomotor abnormalities that are often refractory to treatment. Polio paralysis is caused by the damage or destruction of motor neurons in the spine, which lead to corresponding muscle paralysis. This report is a case report on the application of a pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) current to dorsal root ganglia (DRG) for the treatment of CRPS type 1 in an adolescent patient.
  
  
  METHODS
  Single case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Selcuk University Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 16-year-old girl who suffered from CRPS type 1 secondary to surgeries for the sequelae of poliomyelitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  PRF current application to the lumbar 4 and lumbar 5 DRG.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pain reduction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient had complete resolution of her symptoms, which was maintained at a 6-month follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case illustrates that PRF applied to lumbar 4 and lumbar 5 DRG may play a significant role in CRPS type 1 management after the surgical treatment of poliomyelitis sequelae in adolescent patients. Further randomized, controlled studies are needed to support this argument.
authors: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Selcuk University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey.
authors: Seza
authors: S
authors: Apiliogullari
authors: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Selcuk University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey.
authors: Bahattin Kerem
authors: BK
authors: Aydin
authors: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Selcuk University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey.
authors: Ozkan
authors: O
authors: Onal
authors: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Selcuk University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey.
authors: Yunus
authors: Y
authors: Kirac
authors: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Selcuk University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey.
authors: Jale Bengi
authors: JB
authors: Celik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D061208:Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Adolescent; Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; Neuropathic Pain; Radiofrequency