Central Pain Syndrome

• Main Authors: Canavero, Sergio (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Bonicalzi, Vincenzo (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Neurology .; Neurosurgery.; Anesthesiology.; Pain medicine.; Physiotherapy.; Neurology.; Pain Medicine.

This book sheds new light on central pain, a field that is largely obscured by lack of knowledge among pain professionals at all levels, including high-end pain centers. As a matter of fact, central pain, classified as a form of neuropathic pain, remains too often a scourge for those affected due to...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Part 1. Clinical Features
• Introduction
• Epidemiology
• Clinical Features
• Somatosensory Findings
• Central Pruritus
• Central Pain Allied Conditions
• Diagnosis
• Part 2. Genesis
• Genesis
• Part 3. Palliative Treatment
• Placebo, Nocebo and Expectancy
• Introduction to Palliative Treatment
• Gaba Agonists
• Anti-Glutamatergics
• Channel Blockers
• Brainstem Modulators
• Gabapentinoids
• Opioids and Antagonists
• Cannabinoids
• Sundry Molecules
• Non-Invasive Cortical Stimulation
• Invasive Cortical Stimulation
• Deep Brain Stimulation
• Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Non-Invasive Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
•  Miscellaneous Neuromodulatory Techniques
• Intraspinal Drug Infusion
• Mind-Body Techniques
• Complementary Physical Therapies
• Complementary Drug Therapy
•  Acupuncture and Reflexology
• Palliative Therapy: Guidelines
• Part 4. Curative Treatment
• Curative Surgery and other Experimental Approaches.