Open AccessContemporary treatment neuropathic pain
Author(s) -
Milan Cvijanović,
Svetlana Simić,
Banić Horvat S,
Zita Jovin,
Petar Slankamenac,
Miroslav Ilin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns1110443c
Subject(s) - medicine , neuropathic pain , postherpetic neuralgia , nociception , tolerability , peripheral neuropathy , analgesic , neuralgia , trigeminal neuralgia , pathophysiology , nerve injury , phantom pain , anesthesia , adverse effect , surgery , diabetes mellitus , amputation , receptor , endocrinology
Neuropathic pain, or pain associated with disease or injury to the peripheral or central nervous system, is a common symptom of a heterogeneous group of conditions, including diabetic neuropathy; trigeminal neuralgia, postherpetic neuralgia and spinal cord injury. Chronic neuropathic pain should not be thought of as a symptom. It should truly be thought of as a disease with a very complicated pathophysiology.