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Comparative Study
. 2004 Jul;33(7):796-803.
doi: 10.1007/s00132-004-0674-8.

[Drug therapy in complex regional pain syndrome type I]

[Article in German]
R Von Eisenhart-Rothe  1 , M Rittmeister
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Comparative Study

[Drug therapy in complex regional pain syndrome type I]

[Article in German]
R Von Eisenhart-Rothe et al. Orthopade. 2004 Jul.

Abstract

Pharmacologic treatment options for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type I are discussed and drug effectiveness is graded according to the level of evidence available. Various drug strategies in the treatment of CRPS type I, i.e. NSAIDs, corticosteroids, free radical scavengers, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, local anesthetics, opioid analgesics, clonidine, capsaicin, NMDA receptor antagonists, calcitonin, bisphosphonates, GABA(B)-agonists, alpha-blockers, IVRA (bretylium/ketanserin), IVRA (clonidine), IVRSB, local anesthetics sympathetic blockade, GLOA and iloprost are discussed.

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