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1ParaCare, Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Zürich. biljana.rodic@nos.usz.ch
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Therapeutique
|January 6, 2001
Abstract:
An important part of patients with spinal cord disorder suffers chronic pain. Especially the neuropathic pain syndrome is a problem. The pain lost his function of a protective warning sign, it can reduce the quality of life dramatically. We show the diagnosis and pharmacotherapy in neuropathic pain syndromes in patients with spinal cord disorder.
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