title: The neuroanatomy of pain.
abstract: Pain is the most frequent complaint of patients visiting all types of physicians. With pain perception, sensation is described and perceived as causing actual tissue damage. In contrast, nocioception is defined as a response specific to a potentially tissue-damaging stimuli. This articles defines the various nocioceptive pathways and connections.
authors.affiliation: Moncrief Army Hospital, Ft. Jackson, South Carolina.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Neary
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Sunshein
mesh_terms: D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000502:physiology; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology