An Unusual Case of Painful Phantom-Limb Sensations during Regional Anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 168-171

  Paqueron, Xavier ^a,b   Lauwick, Séverine ^a   Le Guen, Morgan ^a   Coriat, Pierre ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Deafferentation; Peripheral nerve block; Phantom limb pain

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEAFFERENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHANTOM PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCIATIC NERVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN TINGLING; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 1642352030     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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