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Advances in understanding the role of the DRG in neuropathic pain
Professor Marshall Devor gives a presentation on how the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) can produce neuropathic pain via ectopic discharge, such examples include CRPS, radicular LBP, and phantom limb pain. He explains how the DRG can generate greater discharges than the nerve injury site.
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He then reviews several studies that used lidocaine to block both nerve conduction and ectopic discharges as evidence to the DRG involvement in these mentioned neuropathies.
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