Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Revived by Epileptic Seizure Then Disappeared Soon during Treatment with Regional Intravenous Nerve Blockade : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Tomioka, Toshiya
Miyauchi, Satoru
Yamada, Yoshitsugu
Yozu, Arito
Sumitani, Masahiko
Source
Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We present a case of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), in which symptoms, including burning pain and severe allodynia, were alleviated by using a regional intravenous nerve blockade (Bier block) combined with physiotherapy, but reappeared following an epileptic seizure.
Symptoms disappeared again following control of epileptic discharges, as revealed by single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and electroencephalography (EEG) results.
Although systemic toxicity of a local anesthetic applied by Bier block was suspected as a cause of the first seizure, the patient did not present any other toxic symptoms, and seizures repeatedly occurred after Bier block cessation; the patient was then diagnosed as having temporal symptomatic epilepsy.
This case suggests that symptoms of CRPS may be sustained by abnormal brain conditions, and our findings contribute to the understanding of how the central nervous system participates in maintaining pain and allodynia associated with CRPS.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sumitani, Masahiko& Yozu, Arito& Tomioka, Toshiya& Miyauchi, Satoru& Yamada, Yoshitsugu. 2011. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Revived by Epileptic Seizure Then Disappeared Soon during Treatment with Regional Intravenous Nerve Blockade : A Case Report. Anesthesiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sumitani, Masahiko…[et al.]. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Revived by Epileptic Seizure Then Disappeared Soon during Treatment with Regional Intravenous Nerve Blockade : A Case Report. Anesthesiology Research and Practice No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sumitani, Masahiko& Yozu, Arito& Tomioka, Toshiya& Miyauchi, Satoru& Yamada, Yoshitsugu. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Revived by Epileptic Seizure Then Disappeared Soon during Treatment with Regional Intravenous Nerve Blockade : A Case Report. Anesthesiology Research and Practice. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476181
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476181