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We present the long-term course of motor cortex stimulation to relieve a case of severe burning phantom arm pain after brachial plexus injury and amputation. During 16-year follow-up the device continued to provide efficacious analgesia. However, several adjustments of stimulation parameters were required, as were multiple pulse generator changes, antibiotics for infection and one electrode revision due to lead migration. Steady increases in stimulation parameters over time were required. One of the longest follow-ups of motor cortex stimulation is described; the case illustrates challenges and pitfalls in neuromodulation for chronic pain, demonstrating strategies for maintaining analgesia and overcoming tolerance.

Original publication

DOI

10.3109/02688697.2014.971708

Type

Journal article

Journal

Br J Neurosurg

Publication Date

04/2015

Volume

29

Pages

272 - 274

Keywords

long-term outcome, motor cortex stimulation, neuromodulation, phantom limb pain, Adult, Brachial Plexus, Female, Humans, Motor Cortex, Pain Measurement, Phantom Limb, Time, Treatment Outcome