Journal of neurosurgery
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Journal of neurosurgery · Mar 2004
ReviewHigh cervical disc herniation presenting with C-2 radiculopathy. Case report and review of the literature.
The authors report the case of a 78-year-old man with a C2-3 disc herniation that had migrated rostrally, causing C-2 radiculopathy. The C-2 radiculopathy manifested immediately after the patient underwent placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for normal-pressure hydrocephalus. ⋯ Postoperatively the patient's radiculopathy resolved completely. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of a C2-3 disc herniation manifesting as C-2 radiculopathy and treated via a posterior extradural approach.
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Journal of neurosurgery · Mar 2004
ReviewSafety and efficacy of spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of chronic pain: a 20-year literature review.
The purpose of this report was to examine the available literature to determine the safety and efficacy of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for the treatment of chronic pain of the trunk and limbs. ⋯ Despite the positive findings, there is an urgent need for randomized, controlled, long-term studies on the efficacy of SCS involving larger patient sample sizes.