Thalamic pain--the effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
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.
Salmon
J B
JB
Pain Relief Unit, and Anaesthetic Dept., King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS U.K.
Hanna
M H
MH
Williams
M
M
Toone
B
B
Wheeler
M
M
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*
D004723:Endorphins