Surgery in the dorsal root entry zone for pain

Seminars in Neurosurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 221-232

  Sindou, Marc P ^a,b   Mertens, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Dorsal root entry zone; Neuropathic pain; Neurosurgery for pain; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ALLODYNIA; AMPUTATION; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CANCER PAIN; CAUDA EQUINA; DORSAL ROOT; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; LASER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MICROSURGERY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROSURGERY; PANCOAST TUMOR; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL PAIN; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 7444255357     PISSN: 15268012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-835710     Document Type: Review

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