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Neuropathic Pain: Mechanism-Based Therapeutics.
Neuropathic pain (NeP) can result from sources as varied as nerve compression, channelopathies, autoimmune disease, and incision. By identifying the neurobiological changes that underlie the pain state, it will be clinically possible to exploit mechanism-
K. Bannister +3 more
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AbstractNeuropathic pain management is challenging, and typically requires a multifaceted approach. There are several treatment options, both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic. Of the available pharmacologic agents, those with the strongest supporting evidence include tricyclic antidepressants, serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and certain
Amanda, Macone, James A D, Otis
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A multimodal stepped care approach has been successfully applied to a patient with complex regional pain syndrome type 1 and severe intractable pain, not responding to regular neuropathic pain medication. The choice to administer drugs in creams was made
David J. Kopsky, Jan M. Keppel Hesselink
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Neuropathic pain in the community: prevalence, impact, and risk factors.
Neuropathic pain is common (7-10%), and has a high impact on individuals and society. Health-related quality of life was rated as “worse than death” by 17% of people reporting neuropathic pain.
Blair H. Smith, H. Hébert, A. Veluchamy
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Opioids for neuropathic pain [PDF]
The use of opioids for neuropathic pain remains controversial. Studies have been small, have yielded equivocal results, and have not established the long-term risk-benefit ratio of this treatment.To assess the efficacy and safety of opioid agonists for the treatment of neuropathic pain.We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (2nd
E, Eisenberg, E, McNicol, D B, Carr
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Managing the symptoms of neuropathic pain: An exploration of patients' experiences [PDF]
The debilitating effects of chronic neuropathic pain on everyday life are considerable but little is known about how individual sufferers manage these effects.
Bennett +25 more
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Neuropathic pain and psychological morbidity in patients with treated leprosy: a cross-sectional prevalence study in Mumbai. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Neuropathic pain has been little studied in leprosy. We assessed the prevalence and clinical characteristics of neuropathic pain and the validity of the Douleur Neuropathique 4 questionnaire as a screening tool for neuropathic pain in ...
Estrella Lasry-Levy +6 more
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Immune or genetic-mediated disruption of CASPR2 causes pain hypersensitivity due to enhanced primary afferent excitability [PDF]
Human autoantibodies to contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2) are often associated with neuropathic pain, and CASPR2 mutations have been linked to autism spectrum disorders, in which sensory dysfunction is increasingly recognized.
Bennett, David L. +39 more
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The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic neuropathic pain
The upcoming 11th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO) offers a unique opportunity to improve the representation of painful disorders.
Joachim Scholz +32 more
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Walking with Neuropathic Pain: Paradoxical Shift from Burden to Support?
Baclofen 5% cream can be used for the treatment of neuropathic pain. We describe an unusual case of a neuropathic pain patient with spinal cord injury.
David J. Kopsky +2 more
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