• Kevin E Vorenkamp and Nina E Baker.
• University of Virginia Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
• Neuromodulation. 2010 Oct 1;13(4):292-5.

IntroductionSpinal cord stimulation (SCS) is used for treatment of pain arising from a variety of pathologies. Reported side-effects related to SCS are most commonly technical complications including malfunction, lead migration, or severance. Up to date, only a few cases of gastrointestinal side-effects have been reported.Materials And MethodsA 54-year-old man with a 20-year history of low back pain developed persistent and refractory nausea following spinal cord stimulator implantation.ResultsThe nausea resolved spontaneously within eight weeks allowing continued use of the spinal cord stimulator.ConclusionsIn this case report, we described the uncommon side-effect of nausea because of SCS that resolved over time allowing continued neurostimulation therapy in a patient with arachnoiditis and failed lumbar back surgery syndrome. We encourage other providers to report similar cases to help elucidate the mechanism of these seemingly underreported side-effects to allow continuation of the therapeutic effects of SCS.© 2010 International Neuromodulation Society.

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