Conversion disorder after implant of a spinal cord stimulator in a patient with a complex regional pain syndrome

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 201-206

  Parisod, Eric ^a   Murray, Robin F ^a   Cousins, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE NAPSILATE; GABAPENTIN; METHADONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM SWELLING; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DYSESTHESIA; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; FRACTURE; HAND MOVEMENT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NARCISSISM; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STRETCHING; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ULNA; ULNAR NERVE; WOUND; WRIST INJURY;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; SPINAL CORD; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 0037221484     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200301000-00042     Document Type: Article

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