Clinical approach to patients with neuropathic pain.
At long last, advances have been made in the field of neuropathic pain treatment, in large part due to a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying this type of pain. New antidepressants and anticonvulsants with novel mechanisms of action have spearheaded the way, and studies have finally shown that opioids are effective for treating chronic and breakthrough pain.
Stillman
Mark
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Section of Headache and Facial Pain, Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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