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Usunoff, K. G. 1941-

Functional Neuroanatomy of Pain by Kamen G. Usunoff, Anastas Popratiloff, Oliver Schmitt, Andreas Wree - Berlin, Heidelberg Springer International Publishing 2006 - 1 recurso en línea (IX, 119 p.) 19 ilustraciones - Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology 184 0301-5556 .

Introduction -- Functional neuroanatomy of the pain system -- Primary afferent neuron -- Distribution of nociceptor peripheral endings -- Termination in the spinal cord and spinal trigeminal nucleus -- Ascending pathways of the spinal cord and of the STN -- Dorsal column nuclei and nociception -- Cerebellum and nociception -- Cortices involved in pain perception and thalamocortical projection -- Descending modulatory pathways -- Neuropathic pain -- Central changes consequent to peripheral nerve injury -- The role of glial cells -- Neuropathology of herpes zoster (HZ) and of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) -- Diabetic neuropathic pain -- Cancer neuropathic pain -- Central neuropathic pain -- Concluding remarks -- Summary -- Subject index

ISBN: 9783540281665

Standard No.: 10.1007/3-540-28166-5 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Anatomía animal
Neurociencias
Dolor
Neuralgia

LC Class. No.: QL801 / .U88 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 612.8