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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1726-6718</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Anestesiología y Reanimación]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev cuba anestesiol reanim]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1726-6718</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1726-67182022000200010</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Neuromodulación eléctrica en el tratamiento del dolor neuropático refractario. Colocación del primer estimulador medular en Cuba]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Electric neuromodulation in the treatment of refractory pain. Placement of the first spinal stimulator in Cuba]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valdés Llerena]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ricardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carmelo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Berrillo Batista]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sheila]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Benítez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro Pablo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sierra Benítez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enrique Marcos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Internacional de Restauración Neurológica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Unidad Operativa de Tratamiento Intervencionista del dolor  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Catania]]></addr-line>
<country>Italia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigaciones Médico Quirúrgicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico &#8220;Com. Faustino Pérez&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1726-67182022000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1726-67182022000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1726-67182022000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El dolor es una causa importante de sufrimiento físico y emocional. El tratamiento médico de los pacientes con dolor crónico refractario es un gran reto. Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 19 años con un cuadro radicular compresivo secundario a Hernia discal L5-S1 derecha, que se le aplicó una discectomía L5-S1 por técnica de Caspar. Al mes de evolución regresa con igual sintomatología. A pesar de múltiples terapias farmacológicas y procederes intervencionistas, el dolor neuropático no mejora, después de múltiples estudios y discusiones en colectivo se determina la posibilidad de la colocación de un neuroestimulador medular, proceder que se lleva a cabo con mejoría considerable de su cuadro doloroso.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Pain is a major cause of physical and emotional suffering. The management of patients with refractory chronic pain is a great challenge. The case is presented of a 19-year-old female patient with compressive radicular symptoms secondary to right L5-S1 disc herniation, who underwent L5-S1 discectomy with Caspar technique. After one month of evolution, she returned with the same symptoms. Despite multiple pharmacological therapies and interventional procedures, the neuropathic pain did not improve. After multiple studies and collective discussions, the possibility of placing a spinal neurostimulator was decided. After the procedure, the patient improved considerably with respect to her painful symptoms.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[neuroestimuladores implantables]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[dolor bajo de espalda, dolor neuropático]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[implantable neurostimulator]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[low back pain, neuropathic pain]]></kwd>
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