Edition |
2nd ed. |
Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 204 pages) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
Oxford pain management library
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Oxford pain management library.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
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. |
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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. |
Summary |
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 neuropathic pain. It includes new chapters on the clinical assessment of neuropathic pain and the use of sc. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Central pain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Central pain. |
Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Subject |
Nervous system -- Pathophysiology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Nervous system -- Pathophysiology. |
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Neuralgia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Neuralgia. |
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Pain Management. |
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Chronic Disease. |
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Pain -- diagnosis. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Added Author |
Bennett, Michael I.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Neuropathic pain. 2nd ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780199563678 (DLC) 2011411315 (OCoLC)696012274 |
ISBN |
9780191575877 (electronic book) |
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0191575879 (electronic book) |
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9780199563678 |
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0199563675 |
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