Long-term use of narcotic/antidepressant medication in the management of phantom limb pain
- 1 February 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Pain
- Vol. 24 (2), 191-196
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3959(86)90041-2
Abstract
The successful management of 5 consecutive patients with intractable phantom limb pain is described. The main therapy is a combination of a narcotic and antidepressant. Medication remained effective during the average observation time of 22 months. There were no signs of habituation or addiction. We conclude that narcotics can be safely and successfully utilized for long-term management of phantom limb pain.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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