Long-Term Effects of Spinal Cord Stimulation on Pain in Postherpetic Neuralgia.

Introduction: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a pain syndrome that develops within few months after the acute herpetic outbreak. The pain may be accompanied by specific cutaneous signs in the distribution of affected dermatomes and feel unbearable reaching up to 9-10/10 on visual analog scale (VAS). Despite the introduction of new medications, drug resistance develops in at least 50% of cases.

Long-term clinical and radiological outcomes of anterior uncoforaminotomy for unilateral single-level cervical radiculopathy: retrospective cohort study.

Background Context: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is a common procedure for degenerative cervical radiculopathy. In 1996, Dr. H.