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The Role of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain Following Brachial Plexus Injury: A Scoping Review of Neuromodulation Modalities

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SYSeeley YooJCJackson CatheyKSKyle Steinbock

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Overview

Scoping review summarizes the effectiveness of peripheral nerve stimulation for neuropathic pain in brachial plexus injury, indicating potential benefits.

Key Points

  • This review examines the effectiveness of peripheral nerve stimulation in alleviating neuropathic pain associated with brachial plexus injuries.
  • Systematic search in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science was conducted.
  • Descriptive statistics and narrative syntheses analyzed the characteristics and outcomes of identified studies.
  • Nine studies met the inclusion criteria from an initial 409 articles.
  • PNS was clinically effective in pain reduction in 8 out of 9 studies (88.9%).
  • 62.5% of studies (5) utilized percutaneous electrode placement for PNS.
  • Demonstrated pain reduction capabilities in both preganglionic and postganglionic BPI cases.

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Yoo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fed17eb9154b0b82878d22https://doi.org/10.1177/15589447261437821
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