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Neuropathic central pain - Epidemiology, etiology, and treatment options
SCHWARTZMAN RJ; GROTHUSEN J; KIEFER TR
ARCH NEUROL , 2001, vol. 58, n° 10, p. 1547-1550 Doc n°: 102554 Localisation : Documentation IRR Descripteurs : AC2 - PATHOLOGIE DU SYSTEME NERVEUX PERIPHERIQUE, HB1 - EPIDEMIOLOGIE Nociceptive pain is a major problem in clinical neurology. Peripheral nerve injury may change the physiology of the dorsal horn so that pain becomes progressively centralized. OBJECTIVE: To review mechanisms underlying the plasticity of dorsal root ganglia and dorsal horn neurons that lead to central pain from a peripheral nerve injury. RESULTS: Evidence is reviewed that points to molecular changes in nociceptive terminals, ectopic firing of afferent pain fibers at the level of the dorsal root ganglia, and physiologic changes of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor that cause chronic nociceptive pain. CONCLUSIONS: Central sensitization is the physiologic manifestation of many severe peripherally induced pain states. It is maintained by nociceptive input and a physiologic change in the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor. It consists of: (1) hypersensitivity at the site of injury; (2) mechanoallodynia; (3) thermal hyperalgesia; (4) hyperpathia; (5) extraterritoriality in the case of complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy; and (6) associated neurogenic inflammation, autonomic dysregulation, and motor phenomena. Langue : ANGLAIS Tiré à part : OUI Identifiant basis : 2001218631 |
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