Neuromodulation and palliative medicine.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
; 31(2): 211-9, 2014 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
The palliative care population is generally vulnerable to experiencing medication-induced adverse effects and drug-drug interactions. Neuromodulation may offer particular advantages over systemic medications in this population. Spinal cord stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation have long been utilized in efforts to provide analgesia for various painful conditions. More recently, deep brain stimulation/motor cortex stimulation has anecdotally been utilized for certain intractable pain states. Although brain electrical stimulation has not been adequately trialed or in some cases even tried at all for management of a variety of symptoms, it is conceivable that in the future it may be a potential therapeutic option in efforts to palliate various severe refractory symptoms (eg, intractable pain, nausea, dyspnea, delirium).
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01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article