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Seminars in Neurosurgery 2004; 15(1): 99-105
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830018
Copyright © 2004 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury

Michael Y. Wang1 , Brian O'Shaughnessy2 , Iftikharul Haq2 , Barth A. Green2
  • 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
  • 2Department of Neurological Surgery, The University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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Publikationsdatum:
07. Juli 2004 (online)

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Pain following spinal cord trauma is common and frequently perplexing as multiple etiologies can confuse the diagnosis. Neuropathic pain from spinal cord damage is frequent, occurring in up to 40% of patients. However, autonomic and musculoskeletal pain generators are also common.

KEYWORDS

Neuropathic pain - pseudarthrosis - syringomyelia - spinal cord injury

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Michael Y WangM.D. 

Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California

1200 North State Street, Room 5046, Los Angeles, CA 90033

eMail: myw@usc.edu