Efficacy of limited-duration spinal cord stimulation for subacute postherpetic neuralgia

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1004-1006

  Iseki, Masako ^a   Morita, Yoshihito ^a   Nakamura, Yoshitaka ^a   Ifuku, Masataka ^a   Komatsu, Shuji ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Spinal sensitisation; Subacute postherpetic neuralgia

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ROPIVACAINE; VALACICLOVIR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE COURSE; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; LIMITED DURATION SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; NERVE BLOCK; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 73249131767     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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