title: Management of chronic central neuropathic pain following traumatic spinal cord injury: executive summary of evidence report/technology assessment: number 45.
abstract: The Executive summary of the federal report on available evidence for management of chronic central neuropathic pain following traumatic spinal cord injury is presented. This report is one in a series of technology assessment monographs commissioned by the Department of Health and Human Services to define current state of the art in important health care issues. A comprehensive literature search led to conclusions about the diagnosis, assessment and natural history of central neuropathic pain. The report documents a dearth of evidence on pharmacological therapy and addresses available evidence on central nervous system stimulation and lesioning.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*