Successful Improvement of Pain Symptomatology in a Suspected Case of Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome via Interventional Pain Treatment

Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
Anita GuptaCeleste A Swain

Abstract

Peripheral nerve hyperexcitability (PNH) syndromes are a rare set of neuromuscular disorders that include cramp-fasciculation syndrome (CFS) and Isaacs syndrome (IS). Successful treatment of these diseases has been achieved with antiepileptic medications; however, chronic pain symptoms can persist. We provide a case report of a 25-year-old female who has suffered from painful severe muscle spasms and fasciculations since childhood. With CFS as our working diagnosis, a treatment regimen using interventional pain techniques, including sympathetic chain blocks, ketamine infusions, and trigger point injections, resulted in a significant decrease in the patient's chronic pain symptoms. This case offers a novel application of interventional pain procedures and may help further our understanding of PNH syndromes.

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