The neurological basis of pain /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pappagallo, Marco
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, [2005]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Neurophysiology of nociception
  • Nociceptors and pain : correlation of electrophysiology in animals to pain perception in humans
  • Pharmacology of pain transmission and modulation
  • Opioid pharmacology
  • Mechanisms of neuropathic pain
  • Mechanisms of visceral pain
  • Pain and the autonomic nervous system
  • Mechanisms of primary headaches
  • Neuroanatomy of pain
  • Brain imaging of pain
  • Psychological aspects of pain : a consciousness studies perspective
  • Ethics
  • The epidemiology of pain
  • Principles of pain assessment
  • Comprehensive evaluation of the patient with chronic pain
  • Psychological evaluation of the patient with chronic pain
  • Pain in children
  • Pain in the elderly
  • Pain medicine and chemical dependency
  • Management of the patient with chronic pain : aspects of quality assurance and outcomes
  • Taxonomy of pain syndromes
  • Central neuropathic pain
  • Peripheral neuropathic pain
  • Pain in neurological disorders
  • Complex regional pain syndromes
  • Chronic daily headaches
  • Migraine and cluster headaches
  • Trigeminal neuralgia and orofacial pains
  • Cervicogenic headaches
  • Spinal pain : pathogenesis, evolutionary mechanisms, and management
  • Chronic pelvic pain
  • Cancer pain : essentials of pharmacological management
  • Internal medicine aspects of pain
  • The myalgic syndromes
  • Assessment and treatment of the myofascial trigger point
  • Acute pain management
  • Psychiatric, somatic, and behavioral/psychological comorbidities in chronic pain patients : diagnostic and treatment approaches
  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications and acetaminophen
  • Opioid therapy
  • Antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and miscellaneous agents
  • Psychological treatments of patients with chronic pain
  • Principles of interventional pain medicine
  • Neurostimulatory techniques in pain medicine
  • Neurosurgical approaches to the treatment of pain
  • Principles of palliative care for the pain physician
  • Physical therapy and rehabilitation