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| Michael A. Moskowitz, MD
Pain Medicine News recently spoke to Michael A. Moskowitz, MD, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, and president of the International Headache Society, about his long and distinguished career. AUGUST, 2008 |
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 The Pathophysiology of Pain: Focus on Central Sensitization
The term central sensitization refers to hyperexcitability of neurons within the spinal dorsal horn. Central sensitization plays a key role in the pathophysiologic processing and maintenance of some chronic pain, including inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, and pain caused by abnormal central processing. MAY, 2008 |
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 A Mechanistic Approach to the Management of Neuropathic Pain: Linking Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
The treatment strategy for neuropathic pain has begun to shift from an empiric symptom-control strategy to one based on targeting specific pain mechanisms. Medications that target specific pain processes have become essential components of systemic therapy, and discovering new therapeutic targets is a significant part of current research. MARCH, 2008 |
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 Investigating the Link Between Cognitive Dysfunction and Chronic Pain
More than 20 million people in the United States have diabetes, either diagnosed or undiagnosed. Of these individuals, 30% to 60% will experience neuropathies, the most common of which is diabetic peripheral neuropathy. DECEMBER, 2007 |
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 Diagnostic Tools for DPNP
In this edition, David M. Simpson, MD, Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratories and Neuro-AIDS Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Alejandra Gonzalez-Duarte, MD, Neurologist, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discuss the clinical features of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) and the tools that can aid physicians in the diagnosis of this condition. JUNE, 2007 |
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 Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain and Sleep Impairment: Exploring the Complex Relationship
In this edition, David A. Fishbain, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery and Anesthesiology at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, examines the complicated relationship between diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) and sleep. FEBRUARY, 2007 |
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Pain and the Brain: Neuroimaging of Pain
Pain is a major healthcare problem in the United States, where an estimated 50 million people suffer from chronic discomfort that is linked to $200 billion in direct and indirect medical resources annually. OCTOBER, 2006 |
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 Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Of the more than 18 million people with diabetes in the United States, 30% to 60% will suffer from neuropathies, the most common of which is diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). JUNE, 2006 |
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 Functional Improvement in Patients With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: looking beyond pain scores
More than 18 million people in the United States have diabetes, and approximately 30% to 60% of them will suffer from neuropathies. The clinical features of these neuropathies can vary widely but are characterized by... APRIL, 2006 |
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