Abstract
Pain is a conscious experience that is affected by the peripheral nervous system, central somatosensory processing, and psychosocial/emotional processes.
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- ACC:
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Anterior cingulate cortex
- CNS:
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Central nervous system
- CRPS:
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Complex regional pain syndrome
- GABA:
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid
- NDMA:
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N-Methyl-d-aspartate
- PAG:
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Periaqueductal gray
- RVM:
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Rostral ventromedial medulla
- TRPV:
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Vanilloid receptor
- VPL:
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Ventroposteriolateral
- WDR:
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Wide dynamic range
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Leung, E. (2015). Physiology of Pain. In: Sackheim, K. (eds) Pain Management and Palliative Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2462-2_1
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