Fluoxetine in Phantom Limb Pain
- 1 July 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 163 (1) , 105-106
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.163.1.105
Abstract
Complete recovery of phantom limb pain of five years' duration occurred in a 71-year-old man following treatment with fluoxetine. There was no coexisting affective disorder. Further research is indicated in view of the postulated role of lowered central 5-hydroxy-tryptamine activity in the genesis and maintenance of chronic pain.British Journal of Psychiatry (1993), 163, 105–106Keywords
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