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[Forgotten pain].

D Soyka1, C Haase, V Lindner

  • 1Neurologische Klinik, Universitäts-Nervenklinik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Niemannsweg 147, D-24 105 Kiel.

Schmerz (Berlin, Germany)
|February 15, 1996
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Memory loss can alleviate chronic pain originating in the brain. In a case study, a patient with severe chronic lumbar pain experienced pain relief after developing an amnestic syndrome, highlighting the link between memory and psychogenic pain.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Pain Medicine

Context:

  • Chronic lumbar pain syndrome can be debilitating and resistant to conventional treatments.
  • Psychodynamic factors can significantly influence the genesis and persistence of chronic pain.
  • Memory function is increasingly recognized as a crucial element in the experience and maintenance of chronic pain disorders.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the relationship between memory function and chronic pain.
  • To explore the potential of memory impairment as a therapeutic outcome in severe, intractable pain.
  • To illustrate the corticocerebral basis of psychodynamically driven pain syndromes.

Summary:

  • A 55-year-old female with a 17-year history of severe chronic lumbar pain, refractory to multiple treatments including surgery and intrathecal morphine, developed an amnestic syndrome.

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  • Following the onset of amnesia, which erased memories of the past 20 years including her pain illness, the patient became pain-free and mobile.
  • Consistent care prevented relapse as the amnesia resolved, indicating that intact memory is essential for maintaining this type of corticocerebral pain disorder.

    • Impact:

    • This case suggests that memory failure can lead to significant pain relief in specific chronic pain conditions.
    • It underscores the importance of considering psychodynamic and corticocerebral mechanisms in treatment-resistant chronic pain.
    • Further research into memory modulation may offer novel therapeutic avenues for psychogenic pain disorders.