Usunoff, Kamen G.

Functional Neuroanatomy of Pain / by Kamen G. Usunoff, Anastas Popratiloff, Oliver Schmitt, Andreas Wree. - Ix, 119 páginas 19 ilustraciones recurso en línea. - Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, 184 0301-5556 ; .

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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.

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9783540281665

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RC321-580