Hyperalgesia caused by nerve transection: Long-lasting block prevents early hyperalgesia in the receptive field of the surviving nerve

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1475-1481

  Kissin, Igor ^a   Lee, Sandra S ^a   Bradley Jr , Edwin L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; LIDOCAINE; TETRACAINE;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SAPHENOUS NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032752284     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199912000-00030     Document Type: Article

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