title: [Drug therapy in complex regional pain syndrome type I].
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.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Stiftung Friedrichsheim, Frankfurt. r_veisenhart@yahoo.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Von Eisenhart-Rothe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rittmeister
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid