Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Αποκατάσταση Βλαβών Νωτιαίου Μυελού. Διαχείριση του πόνου Σπονδυλικής προέλευσηςLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Supervisors info:
Ιωάννης Βλάμης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ, Εππιβλέπων
Σπυρίδων Πνευματικός, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Μπενέτος Ιωάννης, Ακαδημαϊκός Υπότροφος, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
H χρήση της ηλεκτρικής διέγερσης στην αντιμετώπιση του νευροπαθητικού πόνου σε ασθενείς με κάκωση του νωτιαίου μυελού
Translated title:
The use of electric stimulation in the management of neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injuries
Summary:
The majority of patients with spinal cord injury suffer from persistent chronic neuropathic pain, which is difficult to treat with conventional drugs. The aim of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of electrical stimulation in the treatment of neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury. The literature was reviewed using the Pubmed online database. The keywords used were "neuropathic pain" and "stimulation" and "spinal cord injury". Thirty-nine studies met the research criteria. The stimulation techniques identified in these studies were percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) (7 studies), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) (7 studies), cranial electrotherapy (CES) stimulation (2 studies), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) (3 studies), motor cortex stimulation (MCS) (3 studies), deep brain stimulation (DBS) (6 studies) and spinal cord stimulation (SCS) (11 studies). There is sufficient scientific evidence to support the beneficial use of electrical stimulation techniques to treat neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury. Further high quality studies are needed to fully elucidate the role of electrical stimulation in the management of patients with spinal cord injury with persistent neuropathic pain.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Electric stimulation, Neuropathic pain, Spinal cord injuries
