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METHODS
A 66-year-old woman, for 18 months known to have a phaeochromocytoma of the left adrenal, developed sciatica-like pain, headaches, vomiting, diarrhoea and dyspnoea. She had previously refused operative treatment. Physical examination was largely negative. But within a few hours of admission
The symptom intensity and mortality of human diseases, conditions, and syndromes exhibit diurnal or 24 h patterning, e.g., skin: atopic dermatitis, urticaria, psoriasis, and palmar hyperhidrosis; gastrointestinal: esophageal reflux, peptic ulcer (including perforation and hemorrhage), cyclic
In patients with lumbago-sciatica levomepromazine is a potent supplement to analgetics in pain treatment. The hypothesis that neuroleptics increase the risk of epileptic seizures after metrizamide myelography was not confirmed in a series of 77 patients, 26 with and 51 without levomepromazine
BACKGROUND
Treating sciatica with epidural steroid injection has been a common practice worldwide. N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are an important component of pain pathways.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of epidurally administered NMDA receptor
The side effects in myelography are well known and frequently observed. The most common are headache, nausea, and vomiting. In this study, a rather new compound, Thiorphan, was examined, which displays an antinociceptive activity by inhibiting enkephalinase activity. Forty-two patients received
Erycibe henryi Prain ("Ting Kung Teng"), a species of Convolvulaceae, has been used in Chinese medicine to relieve pain involving the musculoskeletal system, such as arthritis, sciatica, and traumatic tissue swelling. E. henryi can be mistaken for another herbal plant, Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F,
In a retrospective study, complications following 157 chemonucleolyses (CNL) with chymopapain in 139 patients wer studied and the kind of pathological changes as found in the operation after CNL compared with those found in patients who were operated on because free sequesters were suspected on
We report a case of a 31 year-old woman who in 1991 presented a clinical history of headaches, nausea and vomiting. CT scan showed a right frontotemporal meningioma. The first operation achieved a macroscopically complete resection. The tumour was histologically classified as a transitional
The acupuncture treatment formulae for some common conditions are reviewed. These conditions include low back pain, sciatica, trigeminal neuralgia, facial nerve palsy, asthma, nausea and vomiting, gastritis and dysmenorrhoea. It is found that in many cases, the acupuncture points traditionally used
This guidance document reviews the epidemiology and management of pain in older people via a literature review of published research. The aim of this document is to inform health professionals in any care setting who work with older adults on best practice for the management of pain and to identify