Assessment of the effectiveness of head only and back-of-the-head electrical stunning of chickens [PDF]
, 2016 The study assesses the effectiveness of reversible head-only and back-of-the-head electrical stunning of chickens using 130–950 mA per bird at 50 Hz ...
A. H. Taylor +11 more
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Occipital nerve stimulation for headache disorders [PDF]
, 2010 Occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) was originally described in the treatment of occipital neuralgia. However, the spectrum of possible indications has expanded in recent years to include primary headache disorders, such as migraine and cluster headaches ...
Bartsch, Thorsten, Paemeleire, Koen
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Intravenous ketamine for subacute treatment of refractory chronic migraine: a case series. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Refractory migraine is a challenging condition with great impact on health related quality of life. Intravenous (IV) ketamine has been previously used to treat various refractory pain conditions.
Ashina, Sait +3 more
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Pulsed radiofrequency on dorsal root ganglia for chronic pain
Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2013 Objective: Evaluate clinical outcome of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment in neuropathic pain of patients with radiculopathy regarding improvement of pain and degree of patients’ satisfaction.
Luis Fernando Moura da Silva Junior +5 more
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Repetitive single subarachnoid injections for trial administration of the intrathecal morphine pump in patients with intractable non-cancer pain -A case report- [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2011 Since the early 1980s, the implantable intrathecal drug pump (ITDP) has been used increasingly to manage chronic pain. Prior to making a decision to implant an ITDP, trial administration of the intrathecal (IT) drug should be performed to estimate the ...
Jae-Woo Lee +5 more
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Treatment of Medically Refractory Cancer Pain with a Combination of Intrathecal Neuromodulation and Neurosurgical Ablation: Case Series and Literature Review [PDF]
, 2014 Objective Up to 90% of patients with advanced cancer experience intractable pain. For these patients, oral analgesics are the mainstay of therapy, often augmented with intrathecal drug delivery.
Bentley, J. Nicole +3 more
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Perspectives on emotional memory images and the persistence of pain
Frontiers in Pain Research, 2023 Multiple influences prevent recovery from pain. Our viewpoint is that non-conscious emotional memory images (EMIs) triggers outdated stress responses contributing to the intractability of pain.
Matt Hudson +2 more
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Roux-en-Y longitudinal Pancreatico Jejunostomy for Pancreatic Calculi in Children
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2011 Background: Pancreatic calculi is distinctly uncommon in children and usually present wit recurrent abdominal pain. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of longitudinal pancreatico-jejunostomy in relieving intractable abdominal pain in children with ...
AKM Zahid Hossain +2 more
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Introduction: Intractable pain [PDF]
Neurosurgical Focus, 2013 The problem of surgical pain management remains one of the most daunting in our specialty. Traditionally, we divide the surgical approaches into the more historic destructive procedures (“ablative”) and the more contemporary modulatory ones (stimulation or intrathecal agents).
Kim J. Burchiel, Ashwin Viswanathan
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Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for patients with depression. Thought-provoking remarks [PDF]
, 2020 Euthanasia and medical assistance in dying entail daunting ethical and moral challenges, in addition to a host of medical and clinical issues, which are further complicated in cases of patients whose decision-making skills have been negatively affected ...
Bersani, G +3 more
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