Neuropathic pain /

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 on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bennett, Michael I.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Oxford pain management library.
Temas:
Central pain > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nervous system > Pathophysiology > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Neuralgia > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Chronic diseases.
Pain Management
Chronic Disease
Pain > diagnosis
Douleur centrale > Guides, manuels, etc.
Système nerveux > Physiopathologie > Guides, manuels, etc.
Névralgie > Guides, manuels, etc.
Maladies chroniques.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Pain Management.
MEDICAL > Pain Medicine.
Central pain.
Nervous system > Pathophysiology.
Neuralgia.
Handbook
manuals (instructional materials)
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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