Neuropathic Pain - How to recognize it, and methods of its treatment?
Neuropathic pain is a neurological disorder that presents itself as intense chronic pain, due to the fact that there is damage to a nerve. It occurs following a lesion or disease of the peripheral or central nervous system. Neuropathy can also be painless, as well as it is true that there can be a pain without obvious damage to the nerve damage. Neuropathic pain, therefore, can be defined as an unpleasant emotional sensation or experience associated with dysfunction or injury of the nervous system. Diagnostic work-up The diagnosis of “neuropathic pain” can be made with greater certainty, the more consistent indications of nerve damage are found during the examination and questioning of the patient. It can be supplemented by a pain drawing, pain questionnaires, and other special tests. These tests for the function of nerve fibers in various tissues include, for example: In addition, modern imaging methods are often used, for example, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonanc...