Long Term Treatment of Intractable Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy With Intrathecal Morphine
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Long term treatment of intractable reflex sympathetic dystrophy with intrathecal morphine.
BACKGROUND Some patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RD) develop intractable symptoms unresponsive to conventional therapy. Recently, intrathecal morphine therapy has been used with some success in such patients. METHODS The clinical course of two patients with intractable reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is described. Both patients developed intractable leg pain, swelling and autono...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0317-1671,2057-0155
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100040233