PO115 / #286 A COMBINED BENEFIT OF REGULATED GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION AND IMPROVED BACK AND LOWER EXTREMITY PAIN FOLLOWING THORACIC SCS: A CASE REPORT: E-POSTER VIEWING

Abstract

The therapeutic targets of SCS have broadly expanded, yet its influence on central and peripheral neuronal pathways, as well as the autonomic nervous system remains poorly understood. Few case reports have demonstrated significant changes in gastrointestinal function and symptomatology with neurostimulation targeted to the thoracic dorsal column. In reports by La Grua and Thakkar, et al, patients developed either new onset diarrhea or abdominal distension and constipation following SCS activation.