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Usunoff, Kamen G.

Functional Neuroanatomy of Pain [electronic resource] / by Kamen G. Usunoff, Anastas Popratiloff, Oliver Schmitt, Andreas Wree. - X, 120 p. 19 illus., 13 illus. in color. online resource. - Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, 184 0301-5556 ; . - Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, 184 .

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.

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ISBN: 9783540281665

Standard No.: 10.1007/3-540-28166-5 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medicine.
Neurosciences.
Biomedicine.
Neurosciences.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RC321-580

Dewey Class. No.: 612.8