Neuropathic pain as a result of acromegaly, treated with topical baclofen Cream

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Kopsky, David Jos ^a   Keppel Hesselink, Jan M ^b  

^a Institute for Neuropathic Pain   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for Neuropathic Pain   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BACLOFEN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACHILLES REFLEX; ACROMEGALY; AGED; CASE REPORT; CREAM; DROWSINESS; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LETTER; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ULNAR NERVE;

ACROMEGALY; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; BACLOFEN; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA; HUMANS; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SKIN CREAM;

EID: 84885221664     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.07.011     Document Type: Letter

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