PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Stillman, Mark
TI  - Clinical approach to patients with neuropathic pain
DP  - 2006 Aug 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 726--739
VI  - 73
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/8/726.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/8/726.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2006 Aug 01; 73
AB  - At long last, advances have been made in the field of neuropathic pain treatment, in large part due to a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying this type of pain. New antidepressants and anticonvulsants with novel mechanisms of action have spearheaded the way, and studies have finally shown that opioids are effective for treating chronic and breakthrough pain.