Central Pain Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Cambridge University Press, 2007-01-15
EAN 9780521866927, ISBN10: 0521866928
Hardcover, 396 pages, 25.4 x 17.8 x 2.8 cm
Language: English
Central Pain Syndrome is a neurological condition caused by damage specifically to the central nervous system - brain, brainstem, or spinal cord. This is the only up-to-date book available on the clinical aspects (including diagnosis and therapy) of CPS management. The authors have developed a very complete reference source on central pain, which includes background material, pathophysiology, and diagnostic and therapeutic information. A medical mystery for 100 years with no effective cure, this book turns the concept of incurability of central pain on its head providing a rational approach to therapy based on a rational theory.
"Central Pain Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management should make a nice addition to the library of clinicians who care for patients with central pain conditions or simply those with an interest in this subject. It is the most comprehensive review of this subject that I have seen to date. For me, some of the most practically useful information is provided by the extensive tables on drug treatment and neuromodulation. The book clearly accomplishes its goal, and the price of $90 seems quite reasonable considering the amount of information contained." Journal of Neurosurgery, January 2008 Richard K. Osenbach, M.D. Duke University Medical Center