title: [Neuropathic pain, assessment and management].
abstract: In the case of neuropathic pain, clinical symptoms are not in proportion to the initial lesion. Its detection is based on the detailed description given by the patient, and on a meticulous clinical examination. Its treatment has many facets, from medication to multi-dimensional therapies.
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation-douleur, Institut Curie, Paris. alicedesmouliere@hotmail.fr
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De la Brière
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015984:Causality; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic