The potential role of brain stimulation in the management of postoperative pain

Journal of Pain Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-299

  Borckardt, Jeffrey J ^a   Reeves, Scott ^a   George, Mark S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct current stimulation; Pain; Perioperative; Postoperative; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DYSPHORIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 77955826768     PISSN: 19395914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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