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Assessment of neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain is defined as ‘pain initiated or caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction of the nervous system’. It can be a debilitating and difficult condition to treat and is often resistant to simple analgesics, requiring additional analgesic approaches. Recent estimates suggest that up to 8% of the general population suffer with pain that is associated with neuropathic features and, whe...
متن کاملDiagnosis and assessment of neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain and pain that has a predominant neuropathic component can be difficult to diagnose in primary care. Several screening questionnaires that incorporate patient symptoms and signs have been developed, and some are supplemented with simple bedside clinical tests for nerve dysfunction. These tools should enable a more rapid and confident diagnosis by the nonspecialist and the earlie...
متن کاملNeuPSIG guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment.
This is a revision of guidelines, originally published in 2004, for the assessment of patients with neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain is defined as pain arising as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system either at peripheral or central level. Screening questionnaires are suitable for identifying potential patients with neuropathic pain, but further valida...
متن کاملEFNS guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment.
In September 2001, a Task Force was set up under the auspices of the European Federation of Neurological Societies with the aim of evaluating the existing evidence about the methods of assessing neuropathic pain and its treatments. This review led to the development of guidelines to be used in the management of patients with neuropathic pain. In the clinical setting a neurological examination t...
متن کاملACUPUNCTURE AND NEUROPATHIC PAIN About neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain results from damage to, or dysfunction of, the system that normally signals pain. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP 2007) defines neuropathic pain as follows: ‘Pain initiated or caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction in the nervous system. Peripheral neuropathic pain occurs when the lesion or dysfunction affects the peripheral nervous system. Central ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1743-1816
DOI: 10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkn037