What does the mechanism of spinal cord stimulation tell us about complex regional pain syndrome?

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1278-1283

  Prager, Joshua P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS); Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASODILATION;

EID: 79952119021     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00915.x     Document Type: Article

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