Chronic neurogenic facial pain: Lack of response to intravenous phentolamine

Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-96

  Scrivani, Steven J ^a,b   Chaudry, Mimed ^c   Maciewicz, Raymond J ^d   Keith, David A ^a,c,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD VANGUARD MEDICAL ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial pain; Lidocaine; Neurogenic pain; Phentolamine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PHENTOLAMINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSALGIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CAUSALGIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHENTOLAMINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 0033091589     PISSN: 23330384     EISSN: 23330376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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