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Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
IASP defines neuropathic pain as “pain caused by lesion or disease of the somatosensory system”. Neuropathic pain comprises pain, paraesthesia along with sensory deficits. It is associated with lesion or alteration of the structure of the nervous system. The nature of pain is described as stabbing or burning. It is seen in 1 % of the population.
4.1 Causes
It is associated with any condition causing inflammation or infection of the nervous system (postherpetic neuralgia, HIV-associated neuralgia, polyradiculopathy), or conditions that are not associated with infection (diabetes, multiple sclerosis, thalamic pain). The pain is also associated with neoplasia or trauma (spinal cord injury, complex regional pain syndrome).
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