Repeated electroconvulsive therapy courses improved chronic regional pain with depression caused by failed back syndrome

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Suzuki, Kazumasa ^a   Ebina, Yukio ^b   Shindo, Tsuyoshi ^b   Takano, Takehisa ^b   Awata, Shuichi ^c   Matsuoka, Hiroo ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c SENDAI CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic regional pain syndrome; Continuation ECT; Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DICLOFENAC; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; MEXILETINE; MILNACIPRAN; PAROXETINE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ALLODYNIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY TEMPERATURE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DYSHIDROSIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FAILED BACK SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INSOMNIA; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; JOINT CONTRACTURE; KNEE; LEG PAIN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SPINE SURGERY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBE FEEDING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN;

EID: 65949089161     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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