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Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: New Perspectives From the Bedside to the Bench
Charles L. Loprinzi, MDChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a significant, debilitating complication of chemotherapy administration for cancer.
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EFNS guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain: 2009 revision
Nadine Attal, MD, PhDInitiated or caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction in the nervous system, neuropathic pain is a manifestation of multiple, heterogeneous disorders.
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The War on Cancer Pain: New Battles
Judith A. Paice, PhD, RNMore effective surgical, chemotherapeutic, and radiologic therapies for cancer have increased overall survival rates.
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Quantitative Sensory Testing and Mapping of Neuropathic Pain
David Walk, MDRelatively simply and repeatable methods to quantify the sensory features of neuropathic pain are of critical importance for research and would complement current neurologic, musculoskeletal, and physical exams in the clinical setting.
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Neuropathic Pain in HIV Disease
David M. Simpson, MDPeripheral neuropathy is one of the most common neurologic complications of HIV. In fact, nearly 50% of HIV patients are thought have signs of neuropathy, with increased risk in those with advanced disease.
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A Theoretical Role for the Genomic Oxidative-Reductive Balance in the Development of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Howard S. Smith, MDThe endogenous antioxidant system consists of a number of proteins (eg, antioxidant enzymes) and small molecules that maintain the reducing environment of the body and prevent potentially damaging reactions initiated by reactive oxygen...
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HIV-Related Neuropathy
Catherine L. Cherry, MBBS, PhDHIV patients are at increased risk for a range of nervous system pathologies, and in particular peripheral sensory neuropathies.
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Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: What Are the Current Indications and Which Patients Are Candidates?
Konstantin V. Slavin, MDPeripheral nerve stimulation is a neuromodulation technique in which electrical current is applied to peripheral nerves to treat various neuropathic pain conditions.
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Pain Quality Predicts Lidocaine Analgesia among Patients with Suspected Neuropathic Pain
Ian R. Carroll, MD, MSThe expression and modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels are known to contribute to various animal models of neuropathic pain.
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Gamma knife radiosurgery for multiple sclerosis–related trigeminal neuralgia
Douglas Kondziolka, MD, MScMultiple sclerosis related to trigeminal neuralgia (MSTN) is a severely disabling disorder characterized by paroxysmal episodes of face pain.






