A severe case of complex regional pain syndrome I (reflex sympathetic dystrophy) managed with spinal cord stimulation

Pain Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-83

  Canlas, Bernard ^a   Drake, Thomas ^a   Gabriel, Eric ^b  

^a Institute of Pain Management   (United States)

^b St Vincent's Brain and Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome; Spinal cord stimulation; Type I

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PERCOCET;

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; CONTRACTURE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER INJURY; SHOULDER PAIN; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 77249140487     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2009.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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