Long-term intrathecal (IT) administration of opioid and bupivacaine relieved intractable pain in a patient with familial amyloidosis polyneuropathy: A case report

Neuromodulation

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 199-208

  Lundborg, Christopher N ^a   Nitescu, Petre V ^a   Appelgren, Lennart K ^a   Curelaru, Ioan D ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine opioid; Familial amyloidosis; Intrathecal treatment; Pain; Polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006046142     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.1998.tb00017.x     Document Type: Article

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