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Abstract
| J Kor Soc Ster Func Neurosurg. 2020 16(2): 47-55 ⓒ Journal of the Korean Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery |
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| Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Literature Review and Two Case Studies |
| Deok-ryeong Kim, MD, PhD |
| Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, Seoul, Korea |
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| Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a safe and effective treatment option for medically intractable neuropathic pain of different origins.
Although conventional tonic stimulation has been a mainstay of treatment for the past few centuries, there have been various attempts
to overcome the limitations of this treatment modality, such as insufficient pain relief and uncomfortable paresthesia. Recently,
a novel stimulation paradigm, called burst stimulation, has been presented as an excellent alternative. Burst stimulation
has several advantages, including a more selective modulation of the medial affective pain pathways and paresthesia-free pain
suppression. In this paper, the author provides a review of the literature on the effect of burst SCS, as well as two case studies
that have been successfully treated with SCS. |
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| Key words : Spinal cord stimulation, Analgesia, Neuralgia, Treatment outcome |
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