Chronic neuropathic pain and its control by drugs

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-19

  MacFarlane, B V ^a   Wright, A ^a   O'Callaghan, J ^b   Benson, H A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndromes; Diabetic neuropathy; Neurogenic pain; Phantom pain; Post herpetic neuralgia; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DESIPRAMINE; GUANETHIDINE; IMIPRAMINE; INSULIN; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE; PHENYTOIN; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TOLRESTAT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; CONSTIPATION; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DRUG MECHANISM; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PHANTOM PAIN; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEDATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; URINE RETENTION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PHANTOM LIMB; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 0030810485     PISSN: 01637258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-7258(97)00019-3     Document Type: Review

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