Permanent relief from intermittent cold stress-induced fibromyalgia-like abnormal pain by repeated intrathecal administration of antidepressants

• Main Authors: Mukae Takehiro (Author), Araki Kohei (Author), Nagai Jun (Author), Uchida Hitoshi (Author), Nishiyori Michiko (Author), Kishioka Shiroh (Author), Ueda Hiroshi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic widespread pain, which is often refractory to conventional painkillers. Numerous clinical studies have demonstrated that antidepressants are effective in treating FM pain. We previously e...