Intravenous Lidocaine: Old-School Drug, New Purpose—Reduction of Intractable Pain in Patients with Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Table 4

The change in distance (Δ) for cold and pinprick stimuli before and after treatment with iv lidocaine.

Patient number	Cold				Pinprick
	Arm		Leg		Arm		Leg
	Right	Left	Right	Left	Right	Left	Right	Left
	Δ (cm)	Δ (cm)	Δ (cm)	Δ (cm)	Δ (cm)	Δ (cm)	Δ (cm)	Δ (cm)
1	−22	−14	−45	−3	−28	−22	−30	−41
2	0	−26	−8	−2	0	+7	+23	+17
3	−13	−11	−7	−3	−25	−16	−10	−6
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	0	0	+24	+45	+2	−2	−2	−3
6	0	0	0	+12	−7	−11	+27	+5
7	0	0	−8	−8	0	0	−26	0
8	0	+19	+1	0	+19	+3	−6	−6
9	0	0	−2	+6	0	0	−5	−2