Phantom pain - Current insights into its neuropathophysiology and therapy

Pain Digest

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 333-345

  Kao, Jeannie ^a   Wesolowski, Judy A ^a   Lema, Mark J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CALCITONIN; FENTANYL; FLUOXETINE; KETAMINE; MEXILETINE; OPIATE; PROPRANOLOL; PYRIMETHAMINE; THIOPENTAL;

AGNOSIA; ANALGESIA; DEPRESSION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; NAUSEA; NERVE SHEATH; NEUROPATHY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHANTOM PAIN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; STRESS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0031472709     PISSN: 09389016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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