title: Case report: limbic system activation by intravenous lidocaine in a patient with a complex regional pain syndrome and major depression.
abstract: Intravenous lidocaine is used to treat various neuropathic pain states. Systemic local anesthetics have been reported to cause behavioral alteration via limbic system activation. This case report describes a dramatic behavioral change in a patient receiving intravenous lidocaine and suggests a possible use of lidocaine to discriminate somatic and affective pain characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management Services, Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA 94305-5117, USA. msleong@stanford.edu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Solvason