The Neurologist’s Guide to Pain: A Case-Based Approach

The Neurologist's Guide to Pain: A Case-based Approach aims to guide the interested clinician and practicing neurologist in developing a pain-focused knowledge base as well as an appreciation for the affective consequences of pain. Each chapter includes the following: a neurologically based pain case; keys to proper assessment; relevant diagnostic test results and guides to interpretation; major alternatives in treatment; and a discussion of the relevant neuroanatomical pathways. Each chapter will include a brief bibliography, questions for self-testing and recommendations for advanced reading. The chapters will be written with minimum jargon so that clinicians without prior pain training will have immediate access to relevant information. The chapter topics are selected for relevance to clinical practice, and the authors are recognized experts in their fields. Each chapter will consist of 18-20 pages including references. References will be limited to those most pertinent to the case and not exceed 20 references per chapter.

Each chapter in this unique guide includes the following: a neurologically-based pain case; keys to proper assessment; diagnostic test results and guides to interpretation; alternatives in treatment; discussion of neuroanatomical pathways; and a bibliography.

Introduction: The Pain Processing System in health and disease
The application of neurology to pain assessment and diagnosis
Beth Murinson, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Neuromodulation: the common pathway of pain treatments
The mechanisms of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
Charles E. Argoff, M.D.
Albany Medical College
Acute Headache
Jason Rosenberg M.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Chronic Headache
Stephen Silberstein, M.D.
Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine
Orofacial Pain
David Keith DDS- Harvard Medical School
David Borsook, M.D. Harvard Medical School
Cervical radiculopathy and other neck pain
Brett Stacey, M.D.
Oregon Health Sciences University
Lumbar radiculopathy and other back pain
John Markman, M.D.
University of Rochester Medical School
Focal Neuropathic Pain and Painful peripheral neuropathy
Beth Murinson, M.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Central Neuropathic Pain
Srinivasa Raja, M.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Misha Backonja, M.D.
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Fibromyalgia
Charles Argoff, M.D.
Albany Medical College
Musculoskeletal pain conditions
Steve Stanos, D.O.
Northwestern University Medical School
Chest Pain
Howard Smith, M.D.
Albany Medical College
Abdominal and Pelvic Pain
Ursula Wesselman, M.D.
University of Alabama
Pain in pregnancy and the post-partum period
Sheila Dugan M.D.
Rush University Medical School
Catastrophic Pain
Jennifer Haythornewaite, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Neonatal Pain
Maria Fitzgerald , M.B.B.S.
University College, London
Pediatric Pain and Pain in Adolescence
Sabine Kost-Byerly M.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine