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Query: UMLS:C0011570 (depression)
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Thirty-four patients with painful shoulder syndrome (PSS) were psychologically assessed and the results compared with those from a control group presenting other musculoskeletal disorders. A significantly greater prevalence of depression was found in the former group. Fifty-six patients with PSS were treated with only lithium and amitriptyline for four months; 44 patients showed marked clinical improvement and radiologic clearing of dystrophic calcification. Lithiumamitriptyline therapy, when compared with physiotherapy in another series of 11 patients, was found to be far superior. Some possible biochemical links between depression and PSS are outlined, and the theory that PSS may be a clinical entity of psychogenic origin is discussed.
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PMID:Treatment of the painful shoulder syndrome with amitriptyline and lithium carbonate. 484 35

Droopy shoulder syndrome (DSS) is characterized by a depression of the shoulders that stretches the brachial plexus, thus causing pain without any signs of neurological impairment. We describe ten patients with DSS; all had been treated for different diagnoses before. Contrary to previous reports, three patients had unilateral involvement, and five had accompanying disease of the cervical-shoulder region. All patients responded well to conservative treatment in 2-10 weeks. DSS must be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of pain in the cervical-shoulder region, to prevent unnecessary medication.
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PMID:The droopy shoulder syndrome. 1140 53