Atypical facial pain treated with upper thoracic dorsal column stimulation

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 556-558

  Neuman, Stephanie A ^a   Eldrige, Jason S ^a   Hoelzer, Bryan C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

atypical facial pain; chest pain; refractory angina; spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; NITRATE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXERCISE; FACE PAIN; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 79958849917     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31820d276d     Document Type: Article

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