Abstract
Deafferentation pain disturbs daily life in patients spinal cord injury. Two spinal cord injury patients who had severe deafferentation pain were treated with antianxiety agents, anticonvulsants and other agents.
Case 1: A 35 y.o. man had a burst fracture of the thoracic spien and incomplete spinal cord injury (Frankel type B). He complained of crural and pain anxiety. He was treated with an antianxiety agent, a major tranquilizer, and other agents after psychiatric referred. After treatment, his pain and anxiety decreased. Case 2: A 60 y.o. man suffered cervical spine dislocation and complete spinal cord injury (Frankel type A). He also complained of crural pain. He was treated with an antianxiety agent, anticonvulsant, and other agents after psychiatric reffered. After treatment, his pain was decreased.
Treatment with antianxiety agents, major tranquilizers, anticonvulsants and other agents is a noninvasive and simple method for deafferentation pain.
