• Pain Pract · Sep 2011

    Case Reports

    Transdermal buprenorphine for central neuropathic pain: clinical reports.

    • Cristiana Guetti, Chiara Angeletti, Alessandra Ciccozzi, Giada Baldascino, and Antonella Paladini.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
    • Pain Pract. 2011 Sep 1;11(5):446-52.

    AbstractTransdermal buprenorphine is an effective analgesic for a variety of pain conditions. Traditionally, neuropathic pain is treated with medications such as tricyclic antidepressants or anticonvulsants, with opioid medications as second or third-line agents. We present two different painful conditions of presumed neuropathic origin, with complex etiopathogenesis, which were successfully treated with buprenorphine. The results of treatment of these neuropathic pain syndromes with buprenorphine are encouraging, suggesting that it might represent a valid alternative to standard approaches for central neuropathic pain.© 2010 The Authors. Pain Practice © 2010 World Institute of Pain.

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