Fig. 8.1 Proposal for algorithm of therapeutic decision making in the treatment of chronic pain due to postsurgical intra-abdominal adhesions Role of Tests in Defining Visceral Pain Carnett’s Test The…
Causes Common symptoms Diabetes mellitus Nausea, early satiety, epigastric pain Idiopathic Epigastric pain, fullness, nausea, and vomiting Postsurgical Upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting Ischemic Post-prandial abdominal pain or discomfort, nausea,…
(1) Botulinum Toxin Treatment Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Abstract Botulinum neurotoxins exert an analgesic effect through a variety of mechanisms including inhibition of acetylcholine…
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(1) Botulinum Toxin Treatment Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Abstract Chronic facial pain is physically and emotionally disabling. Trigeminal neuralgia, pain associated with temporomandibular disorders,…
(1) Botulinum Toxin Treatment Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Abstract Primary headaches consist of migraine, tension-type headaches, and trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (e.g., cluster headache). Migraine…
(1) Botulinum Toxin Treatment Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Abstract The availability of novel technologies has been crucial in the discovery and description of new…
(1) Botulinum Toxin Treatment Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Abstract Postsurgical pain is a common disorder which results from spasm of muscles or sphincters and…
