Postamputation pain: Studies on mechanisms

Danish Medical Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Nikolajsen, Lone ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BUPIVACAINE; CALCITONIN; CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MEMANTINE; MEXILETINE; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHANNEL; TRAMADOL;

DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; MORBIDITY; NEUROMA; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHANTOM PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STUMP PAIN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84873262069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22451919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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