A case of a methadone-induced movement disorder

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 375-377

  Clark, J David ^a   Elliott, Janette ^b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methadone; Oxycodone; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; METHADONE; MEXILETINE; OPIATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHOREA; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; METHADONE; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; TREMOR;

EID: 0035214954     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200112000-00013     Document Type: Article

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