E-Book, Englisch, Band 184, 120 Seiten, eBook
Usunoff / Popratiloff / Schmitt Functional Neuroanatomy of Pain
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-3-540-28166-5
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 184, 120 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology
ISBN: 978-3-540-28166-5
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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Introduction.- Functional neuroanatomy of the pain system.- Primary afferent neuron.- Distribution of nociceptor peripheral endings.- Termination in the spinal cord and spinal trigeminal nucleus.- Ascending pathways of the spinal cord and of the STN.- Dorsal column nuclei and nociception.- Cerebellum and nociception.- Cortices involved in pain perception and thalamocortical projection.- Descending modulatory pathways.- Neuropathic pain.- Central changes consequent to peripheral nerve injury.- The role of glial cells.- Neuropathology of herpes zoster (HZ) and of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).- Diabetic neuropathic pain.- Cancer neuropathic pain.- Central neuropathic pain.- Concluding remarks.- Summary.- Subject index.