Intraventricular morphine in paraneoplastic painful syndrome of the cervicofacial region: experience in thirty-eight cases.
The authors report their personal experience with the administration of microdoses of morphine hydrochloride by the intraventricular route through a subcutaneous reservoir for the treatment of paraneoplastic painful syndrome of the cervicofacial region in 38 patients. The results obtained are very encouraging.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular / Q000295:instrumentation; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009333:Neck; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology*
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