Neurophysiology of pain: Insight to orofacial pain

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-269

  Tandon, O P ^a   Malhotra, V ^a   Tandon, S ^b   D'Silva, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NAIR HOSPITAL DENTAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evoked potentials; Orofacial pain; Pain; Pain relief; Pathways; TSEPs

Indexed keywords

2' O TRINITROPHENYLADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; 3' O TRINITROPHENYLADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; ION CHANNEL; LAMOTRIGINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TRANQUILIZER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGNOSIA; ANALGESIA; ATTENTION; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FACE PAIN; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE TRACT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OROFACIAL PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERRED PAIN; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD; TISSUE INJURY; TOOTH PAIN; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIAL; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ANIMALS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TRIAGE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0038711429     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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