Intrathecal therapy for chronic pain

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 77, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 156-158

  Miles, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Radiology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intrathecal therapy; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BACLOFEN; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; GABAPENTIN; HYDROMORPHONE; KETAMINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; OPIATE; PLACEBO; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; BLADDER DISEASE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; LIBIDO DISORDER; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; TARGET ORGAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; INFUSION; INFUSION PUMP; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEOPLASM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; KETAMINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTICS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0035553394     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000064592     Document Type: Conference Paper

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