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The Epidemiology of Chronic Pain of Predominantly Neuropathic Origin. Results From a General Population Survey
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This is the first estimate of the prevalence and distribution of pain of predominantly neuropathic origin in the general population, using a previously validated and reliable data collection instrument.About:
This article is published in The Journal of Pain.The article was published on 2006-04-01. It has received 892 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chronic pain & Neuropathic pain.read more
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Sex, Gender, and Pain: A Review of Recent Clinical and Experimental Findings
Roger B. Fillingim,Christopher D. King,Margarete C. Ribeiro-Dasilva,B. Rahim-Williams,Joseph L. Riley +4 more
TL;DR: Current human findings regarding sex differences in experimental pain indicate greater pain sensitivity among females compared with males for most pain modalities, including more recently implemented clinically relevant pain models such as temporal summation of pain and intramuscular injection of algesic substances.
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Neuropathic Pain: A Maladaptive Response of the Nervous System to Damage
TL;DR: Treatment needs to move from merely suppressing symptoms to a disease-modifying strategy aimed at both preventing maladaptive plasticity and reducing intrinsic risk.
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Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
Jean Pascal Lefaucheur,Nathalie André-Obadia,Andrea Antal,Samar S. Ayache,Chris Baeken,David H. Benninger,Roberto Cantello,Massimo Cincotta,Mamede de Carvalho,Dirk De Ridder,Hervé Devanne,Vincenzo Di Lazzaro,Saša R. Filipović,Friedhelm C. Hummel,Satu K. Jääskeläinen,Vasilios K. Kimiskidis,Giacomo Koch,Berthold Langguth,Thomas Nyffeler,A. Oliviero,Frank Padberg,Emmanuel Poulet,Simone Rossi,Paolo Maria Rossini,John C. Rothwell,Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona,Hartwig R. Siebner,Christina W. Slotema,Charlotte J. Stagg,Josep Valls-Solé,Ulf Ziemann,Walter Paulus,Luis Garcia-Larrea +32 more
TL;DR: There is a sufficient body of evidence to accept with level A (definite efficacy) the analgesic effect of high-frequency rTMS of the primary motor cortex (M1) contralateral to the pain and the antidepressant effect of HF-rT MS of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC).
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EFNS guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain: 2010 revision
Nadine Attal,Giorgio Cruccu,Ralf Baron,Maija Haanpää,Per Hansson,Troels S. Jensen,Turo Nurmikko +6 more
TL;DR: The second European Federation of Neurological Societies Task Force as discussed by the authors aimed at updating the existing evidence about the pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain since 2005, and identified studies using the Cochrane Database and Medline.
EFNS guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain: 2009 revision
TL;DR: This second European Federation of Neurological Societies Task Force aimed at updating the existing evidence about the pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain since 2005.
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TL;DR: Turk, Melzack, and Katz as discussed by the authors proposed the McGill Pain Questionnaire: Appraisal and current status to assess patients with chronic pain, and used it to measure the dimensions and stages of pain.
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Gabapentin for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia: a randomized controlled trial.
TL;DR: Gabapentin is effective in the treatment of pain and sleep interference associated with PHN and Mood and quality of life also improve with gabapentin therapy.
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Advances in Neuropathic Pain: Diagnosis, Mechanisms, and Treatment Recommendations
Robert H. Dworkin,Miroslav Backonja,Michael C. Rowbotham,Robert R. Allen,Charles R. Argoff,Gary J. Bennett,M. Catherine Bushnell,John T. Farrar,Bradley S. Galer,Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite,David J. Hewitt,John D. Loeser,Mitchell B. Max,Mario Saltarelli,Kenneth E. Schmader,Christoph Stein,David R. Thompson,Dennis C. Turk,Mark S. Wallace,Linda R. Watkins,Sharon M. Weinstein +20 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe current approaches to the diagnosis and assessment of neuropathic pain and discuss the results of recent research on its pathophysiologic mechanisms, and provide specific recommendations for use of these medications.