The neurological basis of pain /
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division,
[2005]
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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