Oral Local Anesthesia Successfully Ameliorated Neuropathic Pain in an Upper Limb Suggesting Pain Alleviation through Neural Plasticity within the Central Nervous System: A Case Report

Neural blockades are considered an alternative to pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain although these blockades elicit limited effects. We encountered a patient with postbrachial plexus avulsion injury pain, which was refractory to conventional treatments but disappeared temporarily with the adminis...

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Main Authors: Jun Hozumi, Masahiko Sumitani, Arito Yozu, Toshiya Tomioka, Hiroshi Sekiyama, Satoru Miyauchi, Yoshitsugu Yamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/984281
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