Torsten Gordh
Professor emeritus at Department of Surgical Sciences; Clinical Pain Research
- E-mail:
- torsten.gordh@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 70, 1tr
- Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 70, 1tr
751 85 UPPSALA - Available:
- Smärtkliniken

Publications
Recent publications
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Management of persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) - An international Delphi study
Part of Cephalalgia, 2025
- DOI for Management of persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) - An international Delphi study
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Part of BMC Oral Health, 2025
- DOI for Methodological comparison between salivary and plasma inflammatory biomarkers in third molar surgery patients
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Part of Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, p. 254-262, 2025
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Part of IJC Heart & Vasculature, 2025
- DOI for Self-reported pain is associated with a poorer long-term prognosis in patients with myocardial infarction: A SWEDEHEART study
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Part of International Journal of Molecular Sciences, p. 4065-4065, 2025
- DOI for Significant Associations Between Blood Cell Counts and Plasma Cytokines, Chemokines, and Growth Factors
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Management of persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) - An international Delphi study
Part of Cephalalgia, 2025
- DOI for Management of persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) - An international Delphi study
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Part of BMC Oral Health, 2025
- DOI for Methodological comparison between salivary and plasma inflammatory biomarkers in third molar surgery patients
- Download full text (pdf) of Methodological comparison between salivary and plasma inflammatory biomarkers in third molar surgery patients
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Part of Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, p. 254-262, 2025
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Part of IJC Heart & Vasculature, 2025
- DOI for Self-reported pain is associated with a poorer long-term prognosis in patients with myocardial infarction: A SWEDEHEART study
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Part of International Journal of Molecular Sciences, p. 4065-4065, 2025
- DOI for Significant Associations Between Blood Cell Counts and Plasma Cytokines, Chemokines, and Growth Factors
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Part of British Journal of Pain, p. 197-208, 2024
- DOI for Intravenous S-ketamine's analgesic efficacy in third molar surgery: A randomized placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial
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Part of BRITISH JOURNAL OF PAIN, p. 450-460, 2024
- DOI for Patient safety of adjunct pre-operative intravenous S-ketamine for pain relief in third molar surgery: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial
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Part of Disability and Rehabilitation, p. 1862-1869, 2024
- DOI for Patients' experiences of treatment-relevant processes in multimodal pain rehabilitation for severe complex regional pain syndrome - a qualitative study
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Part of Pain, p. 1404-1412, 2024
- DOI for Increased risk of persistent neuropathic pain after traumatic nerve injury and surgery for carriers of a human leukocyte antigen haplotype
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2024
- DOI for Eleven neurology-related proteins measured in serum are positively correlated to the severity of diabetic neuropathy
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 184-199, 2023
- DOI for Association between systemic inflammation and experimental pain sensitivity in subjects with pain and painless neuropathy after traumatic nerve injuries
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Part of Osteoporosis International, p. 1-8, 2022
- DOI for Effects of denosumab treatment on the expression of receptor activator of nuclear kappa-B ligand (RANKL) and TNF-receptor TNFRSF9 after total hip arthroplasty-results from a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects of denosumab treatment on the expression of receptor activator of nuclear kappa-B ligand (RANKL) and TNF-receptor TNFRSF9 after total hip arthroplasty-results from a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.
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Part of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, p. 408-434, 2022
- DOI for Tailored internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for individuals with chronic pain and comorbid psychological distress: a randomized controlled trial
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Part of Medicine, 2022
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Part of Pain, p. 489-495, 2022
- DOI for Whiplash injuries associated with experienced pain and disability can be visualized with [11C]-D-deprenyl positron emission tomography and computed tomography
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Cerebrospinal Fluid in Classical Trigeminal Neuralgia: An Exploratory Study on Candidate Biomarkers
Part of Biomedicines, 2022
- DOI for Cerebrospinal Fluid in Classical Trigeminal Neuralgia: An Exploratory Study on Candidate Biomarkers
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Part of Pain, p. 897-909, 2022
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Part of Pain Reports, 2022
- DOI for Sex-related differences in experimental pain sensitivity in subjects with painful or painless neuropathy after surgical repair of traumatic nerve injuries
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Part of Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021
- DOI for Thermal Pain Thresholds Are Significantly Associated with Plasma Proteins of the Immune System in Chronic Widespread Pain-An Exploratory Pilot Study Using Multivariate and Network Analyses
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Part of Pain Reports, 2021
- DOI for Prolonged time of after-sensation after experimental pain stimuli despite efficient conditioned pain modulation in patients with chronic neuropathic pain after traumatic nerve injuries in upper extremity
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 95-108, 2020
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Part of Journal of Pain, p. 1075-1084, 2020
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A population-based study of inflammatory mechanisms and pain sensitivity
Part of Pain, p. 338-350, 2020
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Systematic Analysis of the Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteome of Fibromyalgia patients
Part of Journal of Proteomics, p. 35-43, 2019
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Part of Journal of Pain Research, p. 2875-2889, 2019
- DOI for CSF levels of apolipoprotein C1 and autotaxin found to associate with neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia
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Insomnia-related Memory Impairment in Individuals With Very Complex Chronic Pain
Part of COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY, p. 164-171, 2019
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 235-244, 2019
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Part of Pain, p. 2898-2899, 2019
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Part of Pain, p. 2603-2611, 2019
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Measurement of sCD27 in the cerebrospinal fluid identifies patients with neuroinflammatory disease
Part of Journal of Neuroimmunology, p. 31-36, 2019
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Part of British Journal of Anaesthesia, p. 546-554, 2018
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Characterization of the binding site for d-deprenyl in human inflamed synovial membrane.
Part of Life Sciences, p. 26-33, 2018
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Part of Toxicological Sciences, p. 203-212, 2018
- DOI for A Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 (CB1R) Agonist Enhances the Developmental Neurotoxicity of Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 829-838, 2018
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Part of Journal of Pain Research, 2017
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Part of Pain, p. 2487-2495, 2017
- DOI for High levels of cerebrospinal fluid chemokines point to the presence of neuroinflammation in peripheral neuropathic pain: a cross-sectional study of 2 cohorts of patients compared with healthy controls
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Part of Medicine, 2017
- DOI for Signs of ongoing inflammation in female patients with chronic widespread pain A multivariate, explorative, cross-sectional study of blood samples
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Part of Journal of Applied Toxicology, p. 1174-1181, 2017
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 418-424, 2017
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A possible biomarker of low back pain: 18F-FDeoxyGlucose uptake in PETscan and CT of the spinal cord
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 79-80, 2017
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 178-185, 2017
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Part of Biological Psychiatry, 2017
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Part of International Journal of Inflammation, 2016
- DOI for Inflammatory Serum Protein Profiling of Patients with Lumbar Radicular Pain One Year after Disc Herniation
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Part of Neuromodulation, p. 549-562, 2016
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Part of Life Sciences, p. 231-237, 2016
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2016
- DOI for A Multiplex Protein Panel Applied to Cerebrospinal Fluid Reveals Three New Biomarker Candidates in ALS but None in Neuropathic Pain Patients
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Part of Behavioural Brain Research, p. 137-144, 2016
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Part of Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, p. 1-7, 2016
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Initial Sleep Time Predicts Success in Manual-Guided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Part of Behavioural Sleep Medicine, p. 378-388, 2016
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Part of Anesthesiology, 2016
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Internet interventions for chronic pain including headache: A systematic review
Part of Internet Interventions, p. 17-34, 2016
- DOI for Internet interventions for chronic pain including headache: A systematic review
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 1-6, 2016
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 165-166, 2016
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The effects of age and gender on plasma levels of 63 cytokines
Part of JIM - Journal of Immunological Methods, p. 58-61, 2015
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Part of Läkartidningen, 2015
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Part of Journal of Pain Research, p. 387-397, 2015
- DOI for Evaluation of the protein biomarkers and the analgesic response to systemic methylene blue in patients with refractory neuropathic pain: a double-blind, controlled study
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Part of Journal of Pain Research, p. 387-397, 2015
- DOI for Evaluation of the protein biomarkers and the analgesic response to systemic methylene blue in patients with refractory neuropathic pain: a double blind, controlled study
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 37-44, 2015
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Part of The Clinical Journal of Pain, p. 504-516, 2015
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Part of Cytokine, p. 514-518, 2015
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Part of Toxicological Sciences, p. 139-147, 2014
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 61-73, 2014
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Part of CNS & Neurological Disorders, p. 1595-1603, 2014
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 759-765, 2014
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 208-209, 2014
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Part of In Vivo, p. 185-188, 2014
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2013
- DOI for PET-Scan Shows Peripherally Increased Neurokinin 1 Receptor Availability in Chronic Tennis Elbow: Visualizing Neurogenic Inflammation?
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Part of Molecular Brain, 2013
- DOI for Combined analysis of circulating β-endorphin with gene polymorphisms in OPRM1, CACNAD2 and ABCB1 reveals correlation with pain, opioid sensitivity and opioid-related side effects
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Part of Behaviour Research and Therapy, p. 307-315, 2013
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Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 753-765, 2013
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Cerebrospinal fluid cathepsin B and S
Part of Neurological Sciences, p. 445-448, 2013
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Part of Pain, p. 427-433, 2013
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Part of Pain Practice, p. 641-648, 2013
- DOI for Targeting oxidative injury and citokines activity in the treatment with anti-TNF alpha antibodies against CRPS 1
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 1058-1065, 2012
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Part of PLoS ONE, 2011
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Part of The Clinical Journal of Pain, p. 716-723, 2011
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Structural and functional differences between neuropathy with and without pain?
Part of Experimental Neurology, p. 199-206, 2011
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Part of Journal of Clinical Nursing, p. 624-634, 2011
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Part of Behavioural Brain Research, p. 75-80, 2011
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A networking and publishing tool for pain researchers and pain clinicians in the Nordic countries
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 1-2, 2010
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Natural course of long-term postherniorrhaphy pain in a population-based cohort
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 55-59, 2010
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The future role of the Scandinavian anaesthesiologist: a web-based survey
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 1071-1076, 2010
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 8-8, 2010
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 115-119, 2010
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Testing whether the epidural works: too time consuming?
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 761-763, 2010
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Reporting of Trials of Gabapentin
Part of New England Journal of Medicine, p. 1641-1641, 2010
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Ventromedial prefrontal neurokinin 1 receptor availability is reduced in chronic pain
Part of Pain, p. 64-70, 2010
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 65-66, 2010
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Part of The Clinical Journal of Pain, p. 374-380, 2010
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Determination of cerebrospinal fluid cystatin C on Architect ci8200
Part of JIM - Journal of Immunological Methods, p. 84-88, 2010
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 236-246, 2009
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Part of Peptides, p. 2418-2422, 2009
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Chronic whiplash symptoms are related to altered regional cerebral blood flow in the resting state
Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 65-70, 2009
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Research on genes predisposing for chronic pain: a challenge for pain researchers in Scandinavia
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 2009
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Part of Journal of Proteome Research, p. 1091-1098, 2009
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Part of Pain, p. 255-266, 2008
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Part of Toxicology, p. 153-9, 2008
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What do different databases tell about the use of opioids in seven European countries in 2002?
Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 705-715, 2008
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Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 214-225, 2008
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Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 143-164, 2007
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Commentary on: Lidocaine for spinal anesthesia. A study of the concentration in the spinal fluid
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 1016-1017, 2007
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Part of Anesthesiology, p. 427-436, 2007
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Spinal nerve lesion alters blood-spinal cord barrier function and activates astrocytes in the rat
Part of Pain, p. 211-221, 2006
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Part of J Neural Transm, p. 521-36, 2006
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Part of Acta Neurochir Suppl, p. 309-15, 2006
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Part of Acta Neurochir Suppl, p. 335-40, 2006
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"Anxiebo", placebo, and postoperative pain
Part of BMC Anesthesiology, p. 9, 2005
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The analgesic effect of intravenous ketamine and lidocaine on pain after spinal cord injury
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 498-506, 2004
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Neurofunctional deficits and potentiated apoptosis by neonatal NMDA antagonist administration.
Part of Behav Brain Res, p. 367-76, 2004
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Part of Acta Neurochirurgica: Brain Edema XII Supplment, p. 425-32, 2003
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Part of Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, p. 1187, 2002
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Part of Amino Acids, p. 273, 2002
Articles, review/survey
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Nitric oxide and pain: ‘Something old, something new’
Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 1107-1120, 2009
- DOI for Nitric oxide and pain: ‘Something old, something new’
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Conference papers
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Persistent neuropathic pain after nerve suture surgery
Part of 16Th World Congress of Pain IASP26-29 Th September Yokohama, Japan, 2016
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Nitric Oxide Inhibition by Methylene Blue in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain: A preliminary report
2012