Complex regional pain syndrome: Mystery explained?

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 687-697

  Jänig, Wilfrid ^a   Baron, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOOD VESSEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDEMA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MOTOR SYSTEM; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NERVE; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; SWEAT GLAND; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0142157604     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(03)00557-X     Document Type: Review

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