Nerve resection and re-location may relieve causalgia: A case report

Pain

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 211-217

  Watson, C Peter N ^a   Stinson, Jennifer N ^b   Dostrovsky, Jonathan O ^a   Hawkins, Cynthia ^c   Rutka, James ^c   Forrest, Christopher ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Causalgia; Nerve section; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; HYDROMORPHONE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE; OXCARBAZEPINE; OXYCODONE; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSALGIA; DEAFFERENTATION PAIN; HUMAN; INFRAORBITAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

ADOLESCENT; CAUSALGIA; FACIAL NEURALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848896257     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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