Ca. Pagni et S. Canavero, CORDOMYELOTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF PARAPLEGIA PAIN - EXPERIENCE IN 2 CASES WITH LONG-TERM RESULTS, Acta neurologica belgica, 95(1), 1995, pp. 33-36
A new operation is described for the treatment of central pain of cord
origin. This is termed cordomyelotomy, and differs from cordectomy, i
n that it aims at saving all descending neural transmission conveyed t
hrough the lateral columns. Three cases have been treated two with exc
ellent results after more than 10 years. Cordomyelotomy is indicated i
n cases of paraplegia pain in which the paroxysmal component is predom
inant and the patient is both paraplegic and without sphincteric contr
ol.