Neuropathic pain : risk factors, types and management strategies / Alyssa L. Rider, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rider, Alyssa L., editor.

Series:

Neuroscience research progress series.

Neuroscience research progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Central pain.

Nervous system--Pathophysiology.

Nervous system.

Neuralgia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (135 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Neuropathic pain (NP) affects large populations worldwide determining increased direct and indirect costs and significantly alters the patients' quality of life and psychological morbidity. Neuropathic pain is defined according to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as ""pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory system"" although many studies in human and animal models have proved that neuroplastic changes in non-sensory structures may also contribute to NP mechanisms. This book discusses non-invasive brain stimulation to control neuropathic pain. It also d

Contents:

""NEUROPATHIC PAIN: RISK FACTORS, TYPES AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES""; ""NEUROPATHIC PAIN: RISK FACTORS, TYPES AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to Control Neuropathic Pain""; ""Abstract""; ""Neuropathic Pain""; ""Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain""; ""Neuromodulation for Neuroplasticity to Control Neuropathic Pain""; ""Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation""; ""Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation""; ""Mechanisms of Action Underlying the Effects of rTMS and TBS""

""Repetitive TMS over Motor Cortex for Neuropathic Pain""""Repetitive TMS over Non-Motor Cortex for Neuropathic Pain""; ""Mechanisms of rTMS-Induced Modulation in Neuropathic Pain""; ""Combination of rTMS with Other Treatments""; ""Safety and Side Effects of TMS""; ""Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)""; ""tDCS over Motor Cortex for Neuropathic Pain""; ""tDCS over Non-Motor Brain Areas for Neuropathic Pain""; ""Combination of tDCS with Other Treatments""; ""Mechanisms of tDCS-Induced Modulation in Neuropathic Pain""; ""Safety and Side Effects of tDCS""; ""Discussion""

""Conclusion""""References""; ""Chapter 2: Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Pain-Related Terminology, Taxonomy, Definitions, and Clinical Assessment Tools""; ""Pathophysiology of Neuropathic Pain in SCI""; ""Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in SCI""; ""1. Antiepileptics""; ""2. Tricyclic Antidepressants""; ""3. Opioids""; ""4. Topical Agents""; ""5. Cannabinoids""; ""6. Anesthetics""; ""7. Antispasticity Medications""; ""8. Use of Combination Pharmacotherapy""; ""9. Invasive and Surgical Procedures""; ""10. Other Non-Pharmacologic Treatments""

""Conclusion""""References""; ""Chapter 3: Physiopathology of Neuropathic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury: New Management Strategies""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Clinical and Experimental Models of SCI""; ""and Functional Methods for Evaluating Neuropathic Pain""; ""Physiopathology of SCI Related""; ""to Neuropathic Pain""; ""Pain Signals Implicated in the Development of Neuropathic Pain""; ""The Complex Variety of Inflammatory Mediators Following SCI""; ""The Plasticity of Neuropathic Pain""; ""Phytotherapies As New Pharmacological Treatment of Neuropathic Pain""; ""Flavonoids""

""Terpenoids""""Alkaloids""; ""Polyphenols""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 1, 2014).

ISBN:

1-60021-492-4

OCLC:

895661032