Spinal cord stimulation during the antepartum and intrapartum periods: a case report showing no deleterious effect of conventional paraesthesia producing stimulation.
We report on a 25-year-old woman who used her spinal cord stimulator (SCS), previously inserted for chronic regional pain syndrome (CPRS), to assist with both chronic and pregnancy-related pain management. We describe the therapeutic effect of the stimulator and briefly highlight the issues surrounding the use of SCS during pregnancy.
Department of Neurosurgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 1DA, UK.
Ahmad Abdelhai
AA
Moussa
Department of Neurosurgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 1DA, UK. laurenceglancz@doctors.org.uk.
Laurence
0000-0002-1984-1104
L
Glancz
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
Mausumi
M
Das
Department of Neurosurgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 1DA, UK.
Surajit
S
Basu
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D058542:Implantable Neurostimulators / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D062187:Spinal Cord Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation
Childbirth; Labour; Pain; Pregnancy; Spinal cord stimulator