Transition from acute to chronic postsurgical pain: risk factors and protective factors
Most patients who undergo surgery recover uneventfully and resume their normal daily
activities within weeks. Nevertheless, chronic postsurgical pain develops in an alarming …
activities within weeks. Nevertheless, chronic postsurgical pain develops in an alarming …
Contribution of central neuroplasticity to pathological pain: review of clinical and experimental evidence
Peripheral tissue damage or nerve injury often leads to pathological pain processes, such
as spontaneous pain, hyperalgesia and allodynia, that persist for years or decades after all …
as spontaneous pain, hyperalgesia and allodynia, that persist for years or decades after all …
[图书][B] The brain that changes itself: Stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science
N Doidge - 2007 - books.google.com
“Fascinating. Doidge's book is a remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability
of the human brain.”—Oliver Sacks, MD, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat …
of the human brain.”—Oliver Sacks, MD, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat …
Pathobiology of neuropathic pain
M Zimmermann - European journal of pharmacology, 2001 - Elsevier
This review deals with physiological and biological mechanisms of neuropathic pain, that is,
pain induced by injury or disease of the nervous system. Animal models of neuropathic pain …
pain induced by injury or disease of the nervous system. Animal models of neuropathic pain …
Preventive analgesia: quo vadimus?
The classic definition of preemptive analgesia requires 2 groups of patients to receive
identical treatment before or after incision or surgery. The only difference between the 2 …
identical treatment before or after incision or surgery. The only difference between the 2 …
The influence of preamputation pain on postamputation stump and phantom pain
L Nikolajsen, S Ilkjær, K Krøner, JH Christensen… - Pain, 1997 - Elsevier
The significance of preamputation pain for the development of postamputation stump and
phantom pain has been discussed over the years and is still a matter of dispute. It has been …
phantom pain has been discussed over the years and is still a matter of dispute. It has been …
The effect of site and type of nerve injury on spinal glial activation and neuropathic pain behavior
RW Colburn, AJ Rickman, JA DeLeo - Experimental neurology, 1999 - Elsevier
A number of rat peripheral neuropathy models have been developed to simulate human
neuropathic pain conditions. The current study sought to determine the relative importance …
neuropathic pain conditions. The current study sought to determine the relative importance …
Central neuroplasticity and pathological pain
The traditional specificity theory of pain perception holds that pain involves a direct
transmission system from somatic receptors to the brain. The amount of pain perceived …
transmission system from somatic receptors to the brain. The amount of pain perceived …
The pathophysiology of chronic pain—increased sensitivity to low threshold Aβ-fibre inputs
CJ Woolf, TP Doubell - Current opinion in neurobiology, 1994 - Elsevier
Chronic pain is characterized by abnormal sensitivity, which is due to the generation of pain
in response to the activation of the low-threshold mechanoreceptive AP fibres that normally …
in response to the activation of the low-threshold mechanoreceptive AP fibres that normally …
[图书][B] Physiology and behaviour of animal suffering
NG Gregory - 2008 - books.google.com
Suffering is a state of mind that is difficult to measure and analyse in human beings and
considerably more so in animals. It is related to the environment in which we live and our …
considerably more so in animals. It is related to the environment in which we live and our …