S3 motor branch stimulation failure due to nerve fiber burning at the nerve-wire junction: A historical technical note.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2013
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sacral nerve stimulation is a minimally invasive procedure to treat spinal cord injured (SCI) patients with overactive bladder syndrome or nonobstructive urinary retention that is refractory to conservative treatment.
METHODS: In this paper, we report a case of traumatic cervical SCI with quadriplegia and spastic bladder, which was managed by third sacral motor branch stimulation in 1998.
RESULTS: In this case, stimulation-induced burning of nerve fibers was seen microscopically during the implantation surgery. At 2 weeks after the index surgery, the stimulator was removed due to ineffectiveness. We hypothesize that the stimulation settings of our stimulator were not appropriate for neural stimulation and led to neural destruction, fibrosis, and treatment failure.
CONCLUSION: The device settings of stimulators used in neural stimulation should be appropriate for direct neural stimulation otherwise they can lead to neural destruction and treatment failure.
Volume
4
First Page
25
Last Page
25
ISSN
2229-5097
Published In/Presented At
Emami, Z., Moosavi, N. S., Karimi, M., Vaccaro, A. R., & Rahimi-Movaghar, V. (2013). S3 motor branch stimulation failure due to nerve fiber burning at the nerve-wire junction: A historical technical note. Surgical neurology international, 4, 25. https://doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.107901
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
23532707
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article