title: Thalamic pain--the effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
abstract: An open study of the effect of a standard course of unilateral ECT applied to 4 patients with intractable thalamic pain. There was no significant change in pain, personality or affective profiles after treatment. Venous plasma endorphins were measured during the ECT course and there were no significant correlations with treatment.
authors: Pain Relief Unit, and Anaesthetic Dept., King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS U.K.
authors: J B
authors: JB
authors: Salmon
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Hanna
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Williams
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Toone
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Wheeler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D004723:Endorphins / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins