Complex regional pain syndrome: An inflammatory pain condition?

Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 449-455

  Ludwig, Janne ^a   Baron, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BACLOFEN; BRETYLIUM; BUPIVACAINE; CALCITONIN; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLODRONIC ACID; CLONIDINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GABAPENTIN; GUANETHIDINE; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; NIFEDIPINE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE; RESERPINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LIMB INJURY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 23744487035     PISSN: 17406765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmec.2004.11.013     Document Type: Review

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