Neural blockade for diagnosis and prognosis: A review

Anesthesiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 216-241

  Hogan, Quinn H ^a   Abram, Stephen E ^b  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthetic procedures; nerve block; Anesthetics; local; Pain; chronic

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PHENTOLAMINE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADICULAR PAIN; REGIONAL PERFUSION; REVIEW; SPINAL NERVE; VISCERAL PAIN;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0031038473     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199701000-00026     Document Type: Review

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