Shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke: A complex regional pain syndrome

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 283-292

  Pertoldi, S ^a,b   Di Benedetto, P ^a  

^a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Complex regional pain syndromes; Hand syndrome; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BRETYLIUM; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOXEPIN; GABAPENTIN; GUANETHIDINE; KETOPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PRAZOSIN; RESERPINE; SALCATONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; THALIDOMIDE; TOPIRAMATE; TRAMADOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE II; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER C; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NEUROMODULATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SHOULDER HAND SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STROKE; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ALGORITHMS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 31644441971     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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