Why the study?
Does clonazepam improve shooting/shocking phantom limb pain in patients after total hip disarticulation?
Does clonazepam improve shooting/shocking phantom limb pain in patients after total hip disarticulation?
Clonazepam may be an effective empiric treatment option for shooting/shocking phantom limb pain.
OBJECTIVE: To propose clonazepam for use in the empiric treatment of shooting/shocking phantom limb pain. SETTING: Outpatient pain clinic associated with a university hospital. PATIENTS: Two patients with phantom limb pain after total hip disarticulation. INTERVENTIONS: Treatment with clonazepam. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Clonazepam provided effective relief for > 6 months in two patients with shooting/shocking phantom limb pain. Although clonazepam therapy is not new, it appears to have been omitted from current pain texts and journals as a treatment option for phantom limb pain.
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