Cognitive effects of opioids

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-36

  Strassels, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALFENTANIL; BUPRENORPHINE; BUTORPHANOL; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; FENTANYL; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LOW BACK PAIN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COGNITION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 39049101549     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-008-0007-4     Document Type: Review

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