Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine > Part V. Pain Syndromes > A. Neuropathic Pain > Chapter 38. Central Pain States Ronald R. Tasker

Central Pain States: Introduction

"Central pain, defined as "pain associated with lesions of the central nervous system,"¹ is a type of neuropathic pain whose features are summarized in Table 38-1, as discussed by many authors.^2–9 Central pain of spinal cord origin is essentially a young man's disease, usually resulting from trauma, whereas central pain of brain origin is usually the result of stroke...."