Central neuropathic pain

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Central pain, classified as neuropathic, is defined as a painful syndrome caused by injury to central nervous system structures. This is one of the most complexes, intriguing and difficult to treat syndromes. This study aimed at promoting a narrative review including the concept of central pain, its intercurrent symptoms which are important for the diagnosis, and different available treatments, indications, results and complications. CONTENTS: Relevant articles available in Medline, Scielo, Cochrane Library and Pubmed databases in the last 10 years were selected by means of keywords: chronic neuropathic pain, central neuropathic pain, central pain. CONCLUSION: Central painful syndrome is diagnosed by means of neurological clinical evaluation. It is often refractory to clinical and neuromodulatory treatment, its management should be multimodal and allow for rehabilitation.

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Main Authors:	Garcia,João Batista Santos, Barbosa Neto,José Osvaldo, Amâncio,Edson José, Andrade,Erich Talamoni Fonoff de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor 2016
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132016000500067
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