期刊名称：Aktuelnosti iz Neurologije, Psihijatrije i Graničnih Područja
印刷版ISSN：0354-2726
出版年度：2010
卷号：XVIII
期号：2
页码：30-37
出版社：Clinical Center of Vojvodina
摘要：Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with existing or potential damage to the tissue or that is experienced as such. According to the current defi nition, the term neuro-pathic pain refers to pain that occurs as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease aff ecting the somatosen-sory system. Neuropathic pain is particularly problematic for its severity, chronicity and resistance to com-mon analgesics. It aff ects around 2-3% of the general population, although the estimates vary widely. Eval-uation of neuropathic pain includes neurophysiological tests, skin biopsy, quantitative sensory testing, phys-ical examination and pain assessment. Neuropathic pain causes positive and negative symptoms and can occur spontaneously or following a provoking stimulus. A detailed medical history and thorough clinical evaluation aid localizing the damage to the neuraxis. Precise determination of localization, intensity, qual-ity and pattern of pain are of the utmost importance.
