Abstracts Spinal cord injuries are relatively uncommon yet potentially devastating in their impact upon a person’s life and ability to function. Spinal cord injury–related neuropathic pain is a complex chronic…
Abstract Postthoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS) is a neuropathic pain syndrome that occurs around a previous thoracotomy incision. It is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as…
Abstract With a growing prevalence of amputation in the United States—largely because of diabetes and dysvascular disease, and a sizable portion of those individuals living with pain—an understanding of amputation-related…
Abstract Interventional pain management procedures for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) are often utilized when conservative treatment options fail to provide adequate pain relief and restoration of function. Such procedures…
Abstract Lyme neuroborreliosis is a neurologic condition after infection with Borrelia burgodrferi . It can affect many organ systems, and 10%–15% of individuals develop Lyme disease. Lyme disease can cause…
Abstract This chapter provides insights into diabetic neuropathic pain syndromes. It explores the clinical presentation and symptoms and epidemiology of the disease. It also goes into detail on diagnostic criteria,…
Abstract Context : Postmastectomy pain syndrome is a common and debilitating complication of surgery of the breast or axilla. It is important for the clinician to understand how to recognize…
Abstract Herpes zoster (HZ) is a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV), a human α-herpes virus. Most cases of acute HZ, defined as an infection occurring up to 30…
Abstract The most frequent neurologic complication of HIV is neuropathy. Within the wide range of HIV-related neuropathies, distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSP) is the most common. The presentation of HIV DSP…
Abstract Background : Clinicians and researchers who pursue challenges in the complexities of neuropathic pain should have a foundation of knowledge in the neuroscience of central sensitization (CS). CS pain…
