Subcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Field Stimulation for Refractory Facial PainMartin Jakobs 1, Sigrid Schuh-Hofer 2, Andreas Unterberg 1, Rezvan Ahmadi 1
1Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 2Center for Biomedicine and Medical Technology, University Hospital Mannheim
Treating chronic or neuropathic facial pain can be challenging when medical or standard treatment fails. Subcutaneous nerve field stimulation is the least invasive form of neuromodulation and is used for chronic back pain. We applied this technology to treat chronic and neuropathic trigeminal facial pain.
