Neuropathic pain: Principles of diagnosis and treatment

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 532-545

  Gilron, Ian ^a   Baron, Ralf ^b   Jensen, Troels ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CAPSAICIN; DESIPRAMINE; DULOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; PREGABALIN; TRAMADOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; BLURRED VISION; CELL ACTIVATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INSOMNIA; LOSS OF APPETITE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MICROGLIA; NAUSEA; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSITIZATION; SENSORY ANALYSIS; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

ANALGESICS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84926339426     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: 19425546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.01.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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