Vanloon Maarten, Raymaekers Vincent, Meeuws Sacha, Plazier Mark
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals Antwerp, Belgium.
Heliyon. 2023 Jul 15;9(8):e18365. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18365. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRG-S) is a promising therapy for chronic neuropathic pain, but complications of this therapy are poorly understood. Twiddler's syndrome, a rare complication characterized by lead displacement and coiling of wires, has been reported in other neuromodulation devices, but has not been described in the context of DRG-S. Here, we present a first-of-a-kind case report of Twiddler's syndrome occurring after 8 months of DRG-S. This case report highlights the importance of considering Twiddler's syndrome as a potential complication in patients undergoing DRG-S, especially in those with significant weight loss history.
背根神经节刺激术（DRG-S）是一种治疗慢性神经性疼痛的有前景的疗法，但对该疗法的并发症了解甚少。“Twiddler综合征”是一种罕见的并发症，其特征为导线移位和线圈缠绕，在其他神经调节设备中已有报道，但在DRG-S的背景下尚未有描述。在此，我们首次报告了一例在DRG-S治疗8个月后发生Twiddler综合征的病例。本病例报告强调了在接受DRG-S治疗的患者中，尤其是有显著体重减轻史的患者中，将Twiddler综合征视为潜在并发症的重要性。
