Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,918,327,597 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

neurolytic block

    0.01 sec.
neurolytic block
Pain management A form of anesthesia in which a neurodestructive agent–eg, phenol and alcohol is injected at or near a nerve causing extreme pain; NBs are useful in cancer pain syndromes that are visceral or involve the torso, but rarely for pain of extremities, as it would cause paralysis. See Nerve block, Nonneurolytic block.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
while others deal with specific treatment modalities (hypnosis, neurolytic blocks, etc.
Topics & Speakers: * Clinical Evaluation and Diagnostic * Criteria for Head Neck and Face Pain * Acute and Preventive Treatment of Headache * Facial Pain, PHN, and TGN * Risk Reduction in Headache and Pain Medicine * Botulinum Toxins and Neurolytic Blocks for Head, Neck, and Face Pain * Inpatient Treatment of Refractory Headache Zahid Bajwa, MD * Migraine, PFO, and Stroke Louis Caplan, MD * The Multidisciplinary Approach: When Two Heads Really Are Better * Relax
Topics also include headache, painful medical diseases, neurolytic blocks for cancer pain and electrical stimulation of the nervous system.
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.