title: Facts and an open mind should guide clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Pain and Palliative Care Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carver
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Foley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000075202:Contraindications; D003657:Decision Making; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D006930:Hyperalgesia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000378:metabolism; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009479:Neuropeptides; D009498:Neurotoxins; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate