Neuropathic Pain: Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Treatment [Hardcover]

Comprehensive yet concise, this book serves as a guide for diagnostic approaches and treatment of neuropathic pain for the student, resident, practicing physician, researcher, and specialist.The incidence of neuropathic pain continues to rise, yet it is an affliction often misdiagnosed or inadequately treated. Although in recent years considerable research has been dedicated to understanding its mechanisms, there have been few advances in treatment. The contributors to this book are internationally renowned leaders in the fields of peripheral neuropathy and neuropathic pain. They discuss clinical approaches to diagnosis and treatment of neuropathic pain, its underlying mechanisms, and strategies for prevention. In addition, chapters cover timely issues, including legal and ethical concerns surrounding pain treatment, the status of clinical trial methods, and educational efforts. Comprehensive yet concise, this book serves as a guide for diagnostic approaches and treatment of neuropathic pain for the student, resident, practicing physician, researcher, and specialist.ForewordPrefaceContributors1. Neuropathic Pain: A Brief Conceptual History2. Peripheral and Central Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain3. Experimental Approaches to Neuropathic Pain4. Drug Discovery for Neuropathic Pain5. Definitions, Anatomical Localization, Signs and Symptoms of Neuropathic Pain6. Diagnostic Testing: NCS, QST, Autonomic Testing, Skin/Nerve BX, Pain Scales7. Psychosocial Aspects of Neuropathic Pain8. Pharmacology of Neuropathic Pain9. Understanding and Interpreting Neuropathic Pain Clinical Trials10. Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in the Management of Neuropathic Pain11. Painful Diabetic Neuropathy12. HIV-Associated Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy13. Heritable Neuropathies14. Cancer Associated Neuropathic Pain and Paraneoplastic Syndromes15. Herpes Zoster and Postherepetic Neuralgia16. Immune Mediated Neuropathies17. Entrapment Syndromes18. Traumatic Peripheral Nerve Injuries19. Chronic Pol“.