Mechanisms of disease: Neuropathic pain - A clinical perspective

Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-106

  Baron, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mechanism based and symptom based assessment; Neuropathic pain; Neuroplastic changes; Pathophysiological mechanisms; Rational pharmacological treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; ARSENIC; BACLOFEN; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DULOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; GOLD; ISONIAZID; KETAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; MENTHOL; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PHENTOLAMINE; PREGABALIN; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TAXOID; THALLIUM; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANILLOID RECEPTOR; VENLAFAXINE; VINCA ALKALOID;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG CHOICE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ROOT; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPINAL CORD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; NEURALGIA; NEURONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 32244442392     PISSN: 1745834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0113     Document Type: Review

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