Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Review

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-306

  Albazaz, Raneem ^a   Wong, Yew Toh ^a   Homer Vanniasinkam, Shervanthi ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALENDRONIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLODRONIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; OPIATE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PREGABALIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; CAUSALGIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMBASE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MEDLINE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SWEAT TEST; SYMPATHECTOMY; THERMOGRAPHY;

COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; HUMANS;

EID: 40749108943     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.10.006     Document Type: Review

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