AANS Online Scientific Sessions: Spine and Peripheral Nerve-A Novel Target for Neuromodulation in Spinal Cord Injury: Dorsal Root Ganglion-Stimulation Can Evoke Weight-Bearing Motor Responses in Patients with Chronic Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury

A Novel Target for Neuromodulation in Spinal Cord Injury: Dorsal Root Ganglion-Stimulation Can Evoke Weight-Bearing Motor Responses in Patients with Chronic Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury

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In this video, Saraf Salouki from the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam discusses dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation as a potential target for neuromodulation in spinal cord injury. He explains the concept of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and its application in chronic pain treatment. Salouki introduces DRG stimulation as a new treatment for chronic pain that could also be beneficial for spinal cord injury research. He describes a two-stage proof-of-principle study in which patients with motor-complete chronic spinal cord injury received temporary DRG leads on the L4 level DRG. The study found that DRG stimulation could elicit selective and clinically relevant motor responses, potentially enhancing locomotion in spinal cord injury patients. Salouki also suggests the possibility of combining DRG and spinal cord stimulation for greater efficacy.

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Sadaf Soloukey

Keywords

dorsal root ganglion stimulation

neuromodulation

spinal cord injury

chronic pain treatment

locomotion enhancement