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Chapter 8 - Musculoskeletal and Neurogenic Pain

from Section 2 - Common Neurologic Presentations: A Symptom-Based Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2024

By
Nestor Tomycz  and
Thomas P. Campbell
Edited by
Thomas P. Campbell  and
Kevin M. Kelly
Thomas P. Campbell
Affiliation:
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
Kevin M. Kelly
Affiliation:
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
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Summary

Pain is one of the most common presenting complaints in the emergency department (ED), both acute pain and exacerbation of chronic pain syndromes. Acute pain is accompanied by anxiety and sympathetic hyperactivity, whereas chronic pain is often associated with affective symptoms of depression. Nociceptive (musculoskeletal, inflammatory, or somatic) pain involves activation of the peripheral receptors secondary to tissue damage from trauma or heat. Neuropathic pain involves direct activation of either sensory nerves or ganglia by nerve injury or disease. Differentiation between nociceptive and neuropathic pain in the ED can be difficult, but should be considered for successful management of the pain.

Keywords

nocioceptive painneuropathic paincauda equina syndromeneurogenic claudicationtrigeminal neuralgia
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Handbook of Emergency Neurology , pp. 94 - 107
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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