The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 10, Supplement , Pages S3-S12 , October 2009

Revised Definition of Neuropathic Pain and Its Grading System: An Open Case Series Illustrating Its Use in Clinical Practice

  • Christian Geber, Dr.med.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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  • Ulf Baumgärtner, Dr.med.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurophysiology, Center for Biomedicine and Medical Technology–Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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  • Rainer Schwab, Dr.med.

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesia Clinic and Polyclinic, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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  • Harald Müller, Dr.med.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Neuropathology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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  • Peter Stoeter, Dr.med.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Neuroradiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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  • Marianne Dieterich, Dr.med.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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  • Clemens Sommer, Dr.med.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Neuropathology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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  • Frank Birklein, Dr.med.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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  • Rolf-Detlef Treede, Dr.med.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurophysiology, Center for Biomedicine and Medical Technology–Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Rolf-Detlef Treede, MD, Department of Neurophysiology, Center for Biomedicine and Medical Technology–Mannheim, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Ludolf-Krehl-Strasse 13-17, 68167 Mannheim, Germany

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 This work was supported by BMBF Grant No. 01EM0506 from the German Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS).

 Statement of author disclosure: Please see the Author Disclosures section at the end of this article.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00394-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.04.005

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 10, Supplement , Pages S3-S12 , October 2009