Publications by authors named "Anne Lene Knudsen"
Article Synopsis
- Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a surgical method used to treat severe chronic neuropathic pain and is thought to have a carryover effect, where pain perception is delayed after the device is turned off.
- An international study was conducted with 158 eligible patients to systematically measure the carryover time, defined as the duration between deactivation and reactivation of the SCS device.
- The findings revealed a median carryover time of five hours, with various factors like the type of pain and stimulation influencing the length of this carryover time.
Objectives And Background: Chronic cluster headache (CCH) is a rare but severely debilitating primary headache condition. A growing amount of evidence suggests that occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) can offer effective treatment in patients with severe CCH for whom conventional medical therapy does not have a sufficient effect. The paresthesia evoked by conventional (tonic) stimulation can be bothersome and may thus limit therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe describe virtual reality (VR) used as an effective intervention to treat severe chronic neuropathic pain in an otherwise healthy adolescent boy. The patient presented with severe pain and allodynia in the right foot after calcaneus extension surgery. Multiple medical and psychological interventions were unsuccessful over 3 years, with the pain leading the patient to drop out of school.
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