Severe lightning pain after subarachnoid block in a patient with neuropathic pain of central origin: Which drug is best to treat the pain?

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 265-269

  Wajima, Zen'ichiro ^a   Shitara, Toshiro ^a   Inoue, Tetsuo ^a   Ogawa, Ryo ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Neuropathic pain; Severe lightning pain; Subarachnoid block; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

4 BUTYLAMINOBENZOYLDIETHYLAMINOETHYL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BUTORPHANOL; CINCHOCAINE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEO PERCAMIN S; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DREAM; DROWSINESS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANALGESICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 0033829456     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200009000-00013     Document Type: Article

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