Neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain is the expression of a dysfunction or primary lesion of a nerve in the peripheral or central nervous system, or both, rather than the biological signal transmitted by the nerve following peripheral nociceptor activation. It represents about 20% of all painful syndromes, with an esti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2009-02-01
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Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1279 |