Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
Korean J Anesthesiol. 2010 Dec;59 Suppl(Suppl):S226-8. doi: 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S226. Epub 2010 Dec 31.
The implantation of spinal cord stimulators (SCSs) to treat chronic intractable pain is steadily increasing. And there is an increased likelihood of instances where other therapies or procedures are found to interfere with SCS function, which in turn may result in pain. Since SCS utilize electric impulses as well as magnets, special considerations need for patients with a SCS in situ who require these procedures. The present report describes a case where radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the third occipital nerve resulted in spontaneous activation of a cervical SCS device.
脊髓刺激器（SCS）的植入术用于治疗慢性难治性疼痛的应用正在稳步增加。在这些病例中，其他治疗或操作会发现与 SCS 功能相互干扰的可能性增加，而这反过来又可能导致疼痛。由于 SCS 利用电脉冲和磁场，因此对于那些需要这些程序且体内带有 SCS 的患者，需要特别考虑。本报告描述了一例第三枕神经射频消融术导致颈 SCS 装置自发激活的病例。
