Abstract

Neuropathic pain is common in patients with a lesion or a disease of the central or peripheral nervous system. This chapter provides an overview of a range of common neuropathic pain conditions which can be notoriously difficult to treat. Incidence, relevant anatomy, pathophysiology, aetiology, diagnosis, treatment, and other key information are covered for the following conditions: cauda equina syndrome; Charcot–Marie–Tooth syndrome; chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; chronic post-stroke pain; complex regional pain syndrome; diabetic polyneuropathy; glossopharyngeal neuralgia; meralgia paraesthetica; multiple sclerosis; occipital neuralgia; pain in neurological conditions; phantom limb and stump pain; post-herpetic neuralgia; spinal cord injury; and trigeminal neuralgia.

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