Reflex sympathetic dystrophy: Facts and hypotheses

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 207-214

  Kurvers, Harrie A J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Causalgia; Neurogenic inflammation; Partial nerve injury; Peripheral nervous system; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PHENOXYBENZAMINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CAUSALGIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MICROCIRCULATION; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0031798284     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1358836x9800300305     Document Type: Review

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