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Papers: 7 Sep 2019 - 13 Sep 2019


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2020 Jul


Neuromodulation


23


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Benzodiazepine Use Is Associated With Poorer Spinal Cord Stimulation Outcome in 373 Neuropathic Pain Patients.

Authors

Määttä J, Martikainen A, Ikäheimo T-M, Nissen M, Viinamäki H, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Huttunen J
Neuromodulation. 2020 Jul; 23(5):646-652.
PMID: 31508883.

Abstract

The aim of the study is to investigate whether benzodiazepine use differs between patients with favorable and unfavorable spinal cord stimulation (SCS) treatment outcome. We hypothesize that the patients with unfavorable SCS outcome would exhibit a higher level of benzodiazepine use.