RESPONSE OF CENTRAL PAIN SYNDROMES TO INTRAVENOUS LIDOCAINE

被引:33
作者
BACKONJA, M
GOMBAR, KA
机构
[1] Pain Clinic, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
[2] Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
[3] W.S. Middleton Veterans Administration Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
关键词
CENTRAL NEUROPATHIC PAIN; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; MECHANISMS;
D O I
10.1016/S0885-3924(06)80010-2
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
In this study, 8 patients with central pain syndromes, 6 with hemispheric lesions, and 2 with spinal cord lesions were treated with a 1 mg/kg dose of intravenous lidocaine. Patients first received the same volume of normal saline, in single-blind fashion, to monitor placebo effects. Of the 8 patients, 7 responded to lidocaine, and only 1 responded to normal saline. Responses ranged from partial to complete. All components of central pain, including constant pain, paroxysms of pain, and evoked pain, responded to lidocaine. In addition, 3 patients had pain relief that lasted for 8-20 wk. These findings, which are in agreement with two previous open-label studies, suggest that a single dose of a local anesthetic, lidocaine, can provide lasting pain relief for patients with central pain syndromes. This analgesic action may be central, and possibly supraspinal, at least in patients with hemispheric lesions.
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页码:172 / 178
页数:7
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