NEUROPATHIC PAIN:PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND TREATMENT

List Of Contributing Authors -- Preface -- 1.. Aspects Of Clinical And Experimental Neuropathic Pain: The Clinical Perspective -- 2.. Sodium Channels As Therapeutic Targets In Neuropathic Pain -- 3.. Cytokines And Neuropathic Pain -- 4.. Human Studies Of Primary Nociceptors In Neuropathic Pain -- 5.. Central Nervous System Mechanisms Of Pain In Peripheral Neuropathy -- 6.. Tonic Descending Facilitation As A Mechanism Of Neuropathic Pain -- 7.. The Role Of The Sympathetic Nervous System In Neuropathic Pain: Clinical Observations And Animal Models -- 8.. Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Model For Neuropathic Pain? -- 9.. Antidepressants In The Treatment Of Neuropathic Pain -- 10.. Anticonvulsants And Antiarrhythmics In The Treatment Of Neuropathic Pain Syndromes -- 11.. Efficacy Of Opioids In Neuropathic Pain -- 12.. Topical Local Anesthetics For Neuropathic Pain -- 13.. Central Nervous System Stimulation For Neuropathic Pain -- 14.. Neuropathic Pain: The Near And Far Horizon -- Index. Editors, Per T. Hansson ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Thirty-four international experts review the latest clinical and scientific knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of neuropathic pain. The fourteen chapters examine evidence from animal models and human sensory testing techniques to determine the relevance of available research to clinical neuropathic pain. The editors hope that better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of neuropathic pain will lead to more effective treatments which selectively target each mechanism. For health care professionals. c. Book News Inc