A hypothesis on the physiological basis for causalgia and related pains

Pain

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1986, Pages 297-311

  Roberts, William J ^a  

^a LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CAUSALGIA; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY;

ANIMAL; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; CAUSALGIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURALGIA; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0022596352     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(86)90116-8     Document Type: Review

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