title: Pain in progressive supranuclear palsy.
abstract: We describe a patient with progressive supranuclear palsy who presented with a major complaint of neck pain. The pain was alleviated when given lidocaine intravenously. Response was maintained for an extended period. Lidocaine should be considered in pain relief of dystonia to improve quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel. i_schles@rambam.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Ilana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klesier
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yarnitsky
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013494:Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine