The pathophysiology of zona pain in the elderly subject;Physiopathologie de la douleur du zona chez la personne agee

Revue de Geriatrie

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 345-349

  Cunin, G ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly subject; Pain; Pathophysiology; Zona

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OPIATE; PROTEIN KINASE C; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; HUMAN; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NOCICEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; REVIEW; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 0031864686     PISSN: 03977927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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