Four-decade maintenance of analgesia with percutaneous cordotomy

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 266-272

  Collins, Kelly L ^a   Taren, James A ^a   Patil, Parag G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Noncancer pain; Percutaneous cordotomy; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORDOTOMY; FOOT PAIN; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PARALYSIS; PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY CORDOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANALGESIA; CORDOTOMY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863519405     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: 14230372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337535     Document Type: Article

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