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THE CURRENT MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN
Author(s) -
Acland R. H.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04120_6.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neuropathic pain , nociception , neuromodulation , spinal cord stimulation , anesthesia , spinal cord , spinal cord stimulator , medical prescription , central nervous system , psychiatry , pharmacology , receptor
This title is sure to be a turnoff for most surgeons! Neuropathic pain is a term that has been brought to prominence with the marketing of the drug, neurontin. Neuropathic along with nociceptive are two general terms used to classify pain symptoms. Nociceptive often refers to pain symptoms that are amenable to the surgical knife whereas neuropathic often involves more central mechanisms. Management of neuropathic pain is generally based around the use of prescription medication. I will briefly detail what is hot and what is not in neuropathic analgesia. Information will be provided on neuromodulation/surgical techniques that modulate central nervous system transmission. My experience of spinal cord stimulation in a case of extreme CRPS will be presented.