Yaksh, T. L. 1944-

Spinal drug delivery technology, biology and toxicology / [electronic resource] : Tony L. Yaksh. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2009. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (48 min.) : color, sound). - Pain and the control of pain : pain transmission, regulation and management, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Pain and the control of pain : pain transmission, regulation and management. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Pain: concepts and early anatomy -- Role of sensory nerves and spinal cord -- Enabling technology for spinal anesthesia -- Rapid evolution of spinal anesthetic delivery in the US -- Early appreciation of risks of spinal anesthesia -- Modulation of spinal processing -- Targeting drugs at spinal function -- Other systems which regulate spinal afferent transmission -- Pain selectively diminished by spinal opioids -- Spinal mu/delta opioid action -- Spinal analgesics: animal and human pain -- Safety of spinal drugs -- Early safety issues with spinal anesthetic -- Classes of spinal toxicity -- Intrathecal lidocaine and toxicity -- Spinal toxicity: root, parenchyma, meningeal -- Human intrathecal morphine: granuloma -- IT morphine and granulomas concentration vs. dose -- Future and neuraxial drug delivery.

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Anesthesia, Spinal.
Pain--drug therapy.
Pain--prevention & control.
Pain--therapy.
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