Pharmacological sympathetic block in the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome;Blocco farmacologico del simpatico nella Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 367-372

  Verre, Mario ^a,c   De Santis, F ^a   Glyronakis, S ^a   Grande, A M ^a   Renzi, A ^a   Santangelo, E ^b   Tortorella, V ^b   Varano, M ^a  

^a UO di Anestesia e Rianimazione   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome; Guanethidine; Reflex simpathetic dystrophy; Regional intravascular sympathetic block; Sympathetic block

Indexed keywords

GUANETHIDINE; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SKIN ATROPHY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STELLATE GANGLION; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; FEMALE; GUANETHIDINE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHOLYTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036878961     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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