title: Spinal cord stimulation combined with microsurgical DREZotomy for pain due to syringomyelia.
abstract: A 49-year-old man with lower extremity neuropathic pain thought to be caused by spinal cord syringomyelia was treated with a combination of using spinal cord stimulation, decompression of the syrinx, relief of arachnoid adhesions and microsurgical DREZotomy. The patient had significant pain relief and has stable neurological status at follow-up.
authors.affiliation: a Beijing Institute of Function Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.affiliation: a Beijing Institute of Function Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yongjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a Beijing Institute of Function Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.affiliation: a Beijing Institute of Function Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yongsheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries; D062187:Spinal Cord Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000601:surgery*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Dorsal root entry zone myelotomy; pain; spinal cord injury; spinal cord stimulation; syringomyelia