Interpeduncular cistern intrathecal targeted drug delivery for intractable postherpetic neuralgia: A case report
World journal of clinical cases(2023)
摘要
BACKGROUND Intractable postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) can be difficult to manage even with aggressive multimodal therapies. Patients who experience uncontrolled refractory cranial PHN despite conservative treatment may benefit from an intrathecal drug delivery system (IDDS). For craniofacial neuropathic pain, the traditional approach has been to place the intrathecal catheter tip below the level of the cranial nerve root entry zones, which may lead to insufficient analgesia.CASE SUMMARY We describe a 69-year-old man with a 1-year history of PHN after developing a vesicular rash in the ophthalmic division of cranial nerve V (trigeminal nerve) distribution. The pain was rated 7-8 at rest and 9-10 at breakthrough pain (BTP) on a numeric rating scale. Despite receiving aggressive multimodal therapies including large doses of oral analgesics (gabapentin 150 mg q12 h, oxycodone 5 mg/acetaminophen 325 mg q6 h, and lidocaine 5% patch 700 mg q12 h) and sphenopalatine ganglion block, there was no relief of pain. Subsequently, the patient elected to have an implantable IDDS with the catheter tip placed at the interpeduncular cistern. The frequency of BTP episodes decreased. The patient's continuous daily dose was adjusted to 0.032 mg/d after 3 mo of follow-up and stopped 5 mo later. He did not report pain or other discomfort at outpatient follow-up 6 mo and 1 year after stopping intracisternal hydromorphone.CONCLUSION The use of interpeduncular cistern intrathecal infusion with low-dose hydromorphone by IDDS may be effective for severe craniofacial PHN.
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Postherpetic neuralgia,Intrathecal drug delivery,Interpeduncular cistern,Craniofacial pain,Opioids,Case report
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