Dorsal root ganglion stimulation yielded higher treatment success rate for complex regional pain syndrome and causalgia at 3 and 12 months: a randomized comparative trial

R. Deer, Timothy; M. Levy, Robert; Kramer, Jeffery; Poree, Lawrence; Amirdelfan, Kasra; Grigsby, Eric; S. Staats, Peter; W. Burton, Allen; H. Burgher, Abram; B. Obray, Jon; Scowcroft, James; Golovac, Stan; Kapural, Leonardo; Paicius, Richard; Kim, Christopher; E. Pope, Jason; Yearwood, Thomas; Samuel, Sam; Porter McRoberts, W.; Cassim, Hazmer; D. Netherton, Mark; Miller, Nathan; K. Schaufele, Michael; Tavel, Edward; T. Davis, Timothy; Davis, Kristina; Johnson, Linda; Mekhail, Nagy

doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000814

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Dorsal root ganglion stimulation yielded higher treatment success rate for complex regional pain syndrome and causalgia at 3 and 12 months: a randomized comparative trial

Published in Pain • Dec 23, 2016

Authors:

Timothy R. Deer

Robert M. Levy

Jeffery Kramer

Abstract

Animal and human studies indicate that electrical stimulation of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons may modulate neuropathic pain signals. ACCURATE, a pivotal, prospective, multicenter, randomized comparative effectiveness trial, was conducted in 152 subjects diagnosed with complex regional pain syn...

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Neurostimulation

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