Analysis and treatment of different types of neuropathic cancer pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1123-1131

  Stute, Petra ^a   Soukup, Jens ^b   Menzel, Matthias ^b   Sabatowski, Rainer ^c   Grond, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deafferentation pain; Nerve compression; Nerve injury; Sympathically maintained pain

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPYRONE; FLURBIPROFEN; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; TRAMADOL;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PAIN; CANCER THERAPY; DEAFFERENTATION PAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0345275972     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.04.002     Document Type: Article

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