Key points
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Clinical trial evidence
11.3 Determining relative efficacy
11.4 Using relative efficacy
Key references
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199563678.003.0011
- Contents
- Front matter
- Chapter 1 Theories, history, and current taxonomy
- Chapter 2 Pathophysiology of neuropathic pain
- Chapter 3 Epidemiology
- Chapter 4 Clinical assessment and diagnostic work-up
- Chapter 5 Screening tools and measurement tools for neuropathic pain
- Chapter 6 Peripheral neuropathic pain
- Chapter 7 Central neuropathic pain
- Chapter 8 Complex regional pain syndrome
- Chapter 9 Cancer neuropathic pain
- Chapter 10 Neuropathic back pain
- Chapter 11 Antidepressants and antiepileptics for neuropathic pain
- Chapter 12 Local anaesthetics and other pharmacological approaches
- Chapter 13 Ketamine and other NMDA receptor antagonists
- Chapter 14 Opioids
- Chapter 15 Intrathecal drug delivery and neurolytic blocks
- Chapter 16 Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and acupuncture
- Chapter 17 Spinal cord stimulation
- Chapter 18 Drug synergy and sequencing
- Chapter 19 Patient perspectives
- Index
This online reference has been fully updated to include all the recent developments in the diagnosis and management of neuropathic pain. It includes new chapters on the clinical assessment of neuropathic pain and the use of screening tools in its diagnosis.
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