Dorsal Root Entry Zone Lesioning: Systematic Review

Introduction Dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) leasioning (DREZ-otomy) is considered an effective treatment for chronic pain due to spinal cord injuries, brachial and lumbosacral plexus injuries, postherpetic neuralgia, spasticity, and other conditions. The objective of the technique is to cause a selec...

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Main Authors: Giovanna Zambo Galafassi, Paulo Henrique Pires Aguiar, André Akira Takahashi, Jorge Roberto Pagura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2020-11-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1719003