Central or peripheral neuropathic pain can be caused by a wide range of injuries, infections and diseases such as: spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke, herpes zoster, diabetes and cancer. Many of these pain syndromes are difficult to treat, representing a challenge for many neurologists not routinely trained in pain management. Written by an international team of experts in the field, Neuropathic Pain: Causes, Management and Understanding gives readers an in-depth understanding of the multitude of conditions causing neuropathic pain. Epidemiology, clinical diagnosis, pathophysiology, outcome measurement and the best evidence-based management of individual and general neuropathic pain conditions are also described in depth. A unique chapter, written from a patient’s viewpoint, gives new insight into how chronic neuropathic pain affects the lives of those patients with the condition. This book is essential reading for all pain specialists, neurologists, psychiatrists and anesthesiologists who wish to better understand their patients’ neuropathic pain.

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Contents

Chapter 1 History and physical examination
Chapter 2 Diagnostic testing in chronic neuropathc pain patients
Chapter 3 Epidemiological considerations in neuropathc pain
Chapter 4 An overview of animal models for neuropathc pain
Chapter 5 Peripheral and central sensitization
Chapter 6 Pathophysiology of neuropathc pain: voltage-gated sodium and calcium channels
Chapter 7 Pathophysiology of neuropathc pain: inflammatory mediators
Chapter 8 Pathophysiology of neuropathc pain: signaling pathways and their magnification – the role of neuronal Toll-like receptors
Chapter 9 Diabetic and other peripheral neuropathies
Chapter 10 Post-herpetic neuralgia: the prevention of a scourge
Chapter 11 Painful conditions affecting the nerve roots and plexus
Chapter 12 Neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury
Chapter 13 Central pain symptoms in multiple sclerosis
Chapter 14 Central post-stroke pain
Chapter 15 The complex regional pain syndromes and post-traumatic neuralgias
Chapter 16 The management of neuropathic pain in cancer patients
Chapter 17 Fibromyalgia
Chapter 18 Antidepressants: TCAs and SNRIs
Chapter 19 Gabapentinoids and other anticonvulsants
Chapter 20 Opioids
Chapter 21 Cannabinoids
Chapter 22 Local anesthetics and other interventional approaches
Chapter 23 Spinal cord stimulation and other neuromodulation
Chapter 24 Drug synergy and therapeutic combinations
Chapter 25 The person with pain perspective and participation – an essential component of successfully managing chronic neuropathc pain
Chapter 26 Measuring outcomes in chronic neuropathic pain
Chapter 27 Impact of chronic pain upon anxietyr sleepr and mood dimensions
Chapter 28 Impact upon related conditions and quality of life
Chapter 29 The future: new concepts and potential therapies