Effect of levetiracetam on the postmastectomy pain syndrome

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 851-857

  Vilholm, O J ^a   Cold, S ^a   Rasmussen, L ^a   Sindrup, S H ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast; Cancer; Clinical trial; Levetiracetam; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; PLACEBO; ANALGESIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PIRACETAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; FALLING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MASTECTOMY; NECK PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RATING SCALE; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH DISEASE; SWEATING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PIRACETAM;

EID: 54549099083     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02206.x     Document Type: Article

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