Journals / Türk Nöroloji Dergisi / 2006 / Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 4
Mirtazapin in resistant fantom ekstremity pains
- Journal
- Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
- Pages
- 295–297
- DOI
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Abstract
Objective background: Fantom pain is felt just as same lost extremity. It is undeniable that there is an effect of psychiatric factors like and firstly depression on pain. Case: In this case report, a 48 year woman patient with amputed two legs above knee is reported. She was talked about her legs like present and tingling pain. Discussion: It would be better to select drugs especially effecting on both seretonin and noradrenalin pathways. In this article, a resistant case with fantom limb pain and depression was treated successfully with Mirtazapin 30 mg/day.