Neuropathic pain: a narrative review of etiology, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for primary care providers.

Neuropathic pain: a narrative review of etiology, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for primary care providers. Curr Med Res Opin. 2017 Apr 19;:1-22 Authors: McCarberg B, D'Arcy Y, Parsons B, Sadosky A, Thorpe A, Behar R Abstract Neuropathic pain (NeP) is a distinct type of chronic pain that is a direct result of damage to the nervous system itself. Studies have shown that training on the topic of chronic pain in medical schools is lacking and many practitioners are not confident in their ability to effectively manage patients with such pain. The purpose of this narrative review is to provide a brief high-level overview of NeP for primary healthcare providers that includes a discussion of mechanisms, prevalence, burden, assessment, and treatment. The information provided here should help primary care providers better understand this type of chronic pain. PMID: 28422517 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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