Pain management by contralateral local anaesthesia.
Contralateral local anaesthesia is presented as a possible means of pain management in the form of case studies. Results in the treatment of phantom-limb pains was particularly favourable. The efficacy of contralateral local anaesthesia was also shown in acute postoperative pain states.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005156:Facial Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008619:Mepivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D059408:Pain Management; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008619:Mepivacaine