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Title Neuropathic pain / editor, Michael I. Bennett.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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Edition 2nd ed.
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 204 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Oxford pain management library
Oxford pain management library.
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.
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.
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Subject Central pain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Central pain.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Subject Nervous system -- Pathophysiology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nervous system -- Pathophysiology.
Neuralgia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Neuralgia.
Pain Management.
Chronic Disease.
Pain -- diagnosis.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Handbooks and manuals.
Added Author Bennett, Michael I.
Other Form: Print version: Neuropathic pain. 2nd ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780199563678 (DLC) 2011411315 (OCoLC)696012274
ISBN 9780191575877 (electronic book)
0191575879 (electronic book)
9780199563678
0199563675