The role of sympathetic activity in neuropathic orofacial pain

Journal of Orofacial Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 297-305

  Lynch, Mary E ^a   Elgeneidy, Adry K ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neuropathic pain; Orofacial pain; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSALGIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; ENDODONTICS; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; NEURALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STELLATE GANGLION;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; CAUSALGIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; STELLATE GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0030325725     PISSN: 10646655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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