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Marked improvement of headaches and vasomotor symptoms with sympathomimetic amines in a woman with sympathetic hyperalgesia-edema syndrome.
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PMID:  21485736     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To determine if relief from various pain conditions with sympathomimetic amines may be a direct effect on pain fibers or related to improvement of edema.
METHODS: A woman with severe migraine headaches resistant to standard therapy was treated with dextroamphetamine sulfate.
RESULTS: The headaches markedly improved shortly after treatment as did her vasomotor symptoms. However, in this case the inability to lose weight despite dieting related to edema did not improve.
CONCLUSIONS: The improvement of pain and vasomotor symptoms in this disorder of the sympathetic nervous system does not seem to necessarily be related to edema causing pain. Sympathomimetic amines may have a direct effect on sympathetic nervous system fibers. Thus, a more appropriate term for this condition instead of idiopathic orthostatic cyclic edema would be sympathetic hyperalgesia-edema syndrome.
Authors:
J H Check; R Cohen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0390-6663     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-13     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802110     Medline TA:  Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol     Country:  Italy    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  88-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Camden, NJ, USA. laurie@ccivf.com
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