Abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) in a patient with a pain syndrome previously assumed to be of psychiatric origin

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 116-118

  Thome, Johannes ^a   Egeler, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Functional; Liaison psychiatry; Pain; Psychosomatic

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FLUOXETINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ABDOMINAL CUTANEOUS NERVE ENTRAPMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PAIN; SKIN; SYNDROME;

EID: 33646674862     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970500222377     Document Type: Article

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