Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Colorado Pain Care, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Pain Pract. 2024 Jun;24(5):805-807. doi: 10.1111/papr.13349. Epub 2024 Jan 18.
We report successful use of dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRG-s) to treat a patient with persistent symptoms of restless leg syndrome (RLS).
The treatment involved the placement of a small device millimeters away from the patient's DRG, which are nerves near the spinal cord that carry sensory information from the periphery of the body to the brain. The device automatically delivers electrical impulse to the DRG to alter and decrease pain perception in the brain.
Our case report elucidates the use of this procedure as a targeted therapy for RLS, with a nearly 90% reduction in reported symptoms in our patient, thus potentially reducing morbidity associated with this condition. Furthermore, we report a 10-year cost savings of nearly $90,000 following DRG-s for our patient.
This case study aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of DRG-s neuromodulation in managing RLS, a condition that is often difficult and costly to treat.
我们报告了使用背根神经节刺激（DRG-s）成功治疗一名持续性不宁腿综合征（RLS）患者的案例。
治疗方法包括将一个小设备放置在离患者的背根神经节几毫米的地方，背根神经节是靠近脊髓的神经，负责将身体外周的感觉信息传递到大脑。该设备自动向背根神经节发送电脉冲，改变并减少大脑对疼痛的感知。
我们的病例报告阐明了这种方法作为 RLS 的靶向治疗的应用，我们的患者报告的症状几乎减少了 90%，从而潜在地降低了与这种疾病相关的发病率。此外，我们报告了患者接受 DRG-s 治疗后 10 年近 9 万美元的成本节约。
本病例研究旨在证明 DRG-s 神经调节在治疗 RLS 方面的有效性，RLS 是一种通常难以治疗且费用高昂的疾病。
