Neuropathic pain

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Neuropathic pain is increasingly recognized as a chronic disabling condition. It is frequently thought of as harder to treat than other pain types, and it often results in a poorer quality of life. Around 30% of adults in the UK alone have some type of chronic pain and some estimates suggest that one in five of these will have symptoms of neuropathic pain. This second edition of the popular pocketbook has been fully updated to include recent developments in the diagnosis and management of neuro…

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Title Statements

Full title :Neuropathic pain / editor, Michael I. Bennett.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2010.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiv, 204 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780191575877, 0191575879
oclc:ocn801405177
LC Classification:RC347
Dewey Decimal:616.0472

Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Theories, history, and current taxonomy; 2 Pathophysiology of neuropathic pain; 3 Epidemiology; 4 Clinical assessment and diagnostic work-up; 5 Screening tools and measurement tools for neuropathic pain; 6 Peripheral neuropathic pain; 7 Central neuropathic pain; 8 Complex regional pain syndrome; 9 Cancer neuropathic pain; 10 Neuropathic back pain; 11 Antidepressants and antiepileptics for neuropathic pain; 12 Local anaesthetics and other pharmacological approaches; 13 Ketamine and other NMDA receptor antagonists; 14 Opioids.

15 Intrathecal drug delivery and neurolytic blocks16 Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and acupuncture; 17 Spinal cord stimulation; 18 Drug synergy and sequencing; 19 Patient perspectives; Appendix 1: Useful links; Appendix 2: Neuropathic pain descriptor scales; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z.

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Central pain Central pain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc CHRONIC DISEASE Chronic diseases Douleur centrale -- Guides, manuels, etc Guides et manuels Handbook handbooks Handbooks and manuals HEALTH & FITNESS / Pain Management Maladies chroniques manuals (instructional materials) MEDICAL / Pain Medicine Nervous system -- Handbooks, manuals, e… Nervous system -- Pathophysiology Neuralgia Neuralgia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Névralgie -- Guides, manuels, etc Pain -- Diagnosis Pain Management