| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 119 pages) : illustrations |
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Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology, 0301-5556 ; 184 |
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Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology ; 184. 0301-5556
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
Pain is an unpleasant, but very important biological signal for danger. Pain is both a sensory experience and a perceptual metaphor for damage, and it is activated by noxious stimuli that act on a complex pain sensory apparatus. However, chronic pain having no more a protective role can become a ruining disease itself, termed "neuropathic pain." |
| Analysis |
biomedische wetenschappen |
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biomedicine |
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neurowetenschap |
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neuroscience |
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Medicine (General) |
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Geneeskunde (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-115) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Pain.
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Nociceptors.
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Neuralgia.
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Neuralgia -- physiopathology
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Pain
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Nociceptors
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Neuralgia
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Pain Management.
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MEDICAL -- Pain Medicine.
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Neuralgia.
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Pain.
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Nociceptors.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Neuralgia
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Nociceptors
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Pain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Usunoff, K. G. (Kamen G.), 1941-
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| ISBN |
9783540281665 |
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3540281665 |
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3540281622 |
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9783540281627 |
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6610462534 |
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9786610462537 |
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