Cargando…
Neuropathic pain : mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment /
The incidence of neuropathic pain continues to rise, yet it is an affliction often misdiagnosed or inadequately treated. Although in recent years considerable research has been dedicated to understanding its mechanisms, there have been few advances in treatment. The contributors to this book are int...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; 1. Neuropathic Pain: A Brief Conceptual History; 2. Peripheral and Central Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain; 3. Experimental Approaches to Neuropathic Pain; 4. Drug Discovery for Neuropathic Pain; 5. Definitions, Anatomical Localization, and Signs and Symptoms of Neuropathic Pain; 6. Diagnostic Testing: Nerve Conduction Studies, Quantitative Sensory Testing, Autonomic Testing, Skin/Nerve Biopsy, and Pain Scales; 7. Psychosocial Aspects of Neuropathic Pain; 8. Pharmacotherapy of Neuropathic Pain.
- 9. Understanding and Interpreting Neuropathic Pain Clinical Trials10. Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in the Management of Neuropathic Pain; 11. Painful Diabetic Neuropathy; 12. HIV-Associated Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy; 13. Heritable Neuropathies; 14. Cancer-Associated Neuropathic Pain and Paraneoplastic Syndromes; 15. Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia; 16. Immune-Mediated Neuropathies; 17. Entrapment Syndromes; 18. Traumatic Peripheral Nerve Injuries; 19. Chronic Postsurgical Pain; 20. Central Neuropathic Pain; 21. Spinal Root Disease: Radiculopathy and Arachnoiditis.
- 22. The Complex Regional Pain Syndrome23. Trigeminal Neuralgia and Atypical Facial Pain; 24. Metabolic, Endocrine, and Other Toxic Neuropathies; 25. Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Neuropathic Pain; 26. Neuropathic Pain: An Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Approach; 27. Preventing Neuropathic Pain in Experimental Models and Predictable Clinical Settings; 28. Peripheral Neuropathy: Educating Patients and Providers; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.