Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Neuropathic Pain Comorbid with Major Depression.

Masashi Ueda, Yuki Konishi, Kohei Sakurai, Atsuko Ikenouchi, Reiji Yoshimura

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Article in Case reports in psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Masashi UedaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 807-8555, Japan.

Yuki KonishiDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 807-8555, Japan.

Kohei SakuraiDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 807-8555, Japan.

Atsuko IkenouchiDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 807-8555, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8328-4608

Reiji YoshimuraDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 807-8555, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7637-5576

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Abstract

We report a case of a 41-year-old male with postinjury neuropathic pain comorbid with major depression in which electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was effective in relieving both neuropathic pain and major depression. A total of 12 sessions of bilateral ECT were performed using a Thymatron® (Somatics LLC; Lake Bluff, IL). After ECT, the patient was subsequently maintained on paroxetine, eszopiclone (2 mg/day), and alprazolam. There was no relapse for at least one year after the last ECT. This case indicates that ECT might be an alternative treatment for major depression associated with chronic neuropathic pain after traumatic injury.

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PMID33354377

DOI10.1155/2020/8818553

PMCPMC7733709

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