Peripheral Nerve Stimulation of the Occipital Nerve to Treat Postherpetic Neuralgia
This poster is part of a Virtual Poster Session, hosted by the Ochsner Continuing Medical Education. We encourage you to ask questions and engage in discussion on this poster! Authors will respond to comments between May 25- June 5, 2020.
Presenters
Yashar Eshraghi, MD, Roshina Khan, MD, Harlan Stern, MD, Marianne Gelter, MD, Maged Guirguis, MD.
Poster
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Are there any contraindications to this therapy, such as presence of another device (VNS, PPM, etc).
I rather not to place a stimulator in presence of another implantable device like pacemaker or insulin pump to avoid interactions. Active infection is another contraindication.