Defined as pain caused by direct nerve injury (1)
Any injury to either the peripheral or central nervous system can lead to neuropathic pain.
Can exist without ongoing disease
Can arise...
Due to multiple neuropathic pain pathways, all medications have limited efficacy and show significant benefit at tolerable doses for a small proportion of patients.
Physical a...
Multidisciplinary team
Periodic evaluation to rule out other treatable conditions
Pain management requires ongoing evaluation, patient education, ...
Attal N, Bouhassira D. Pharmacotherapy of neuropathic pain: which drugs, which treatment algorithms? Pain. 2015;156(Suppl 1):S104–S114. [View Abstract on OvidMedline]
Gilron I...
M79.2 Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
E10.40 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy, unsp
E11.40 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy, unsp
G54.6 Phantom limb syndr...
Neuropathic pain is a common syndrome, affecting between 7% and 10% of the population with major impacts on quality of life.
Due to numerous mechanisms of pain, any single treatment wil...
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