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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie 11/2009

01-11-2009 | Book and New Media Reviews

Functional Pain Syndromes: Presentation and Pathophysiology

Emeran A. Mayer, M. Catherine Bushnell (eds). IASP Press, Seattle, WA, 2009, 580 pp. ISBN 978-0-931092-75-6

Author: Tania Di Renna, MD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 11/2009

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Excerpt

In their foreword to this book, the editors describe the pathophysiology of “functional” pain syndromes as remaining poorly understood. They have undertaken the overwhelming task of clarifying the possible pathophysiology of diverse pain syndromes that have remained a mystery over the decades. Their focus is on the ever elusive functional pain syndromes or disorders that have no identifiable physiologic cause, such as irritable bowel syndrome, vulvodynia, fibromyalgia, interstitial cystitis, and temporomandibular joint disorder. The mechanistic pathways of these syndromes remain nebulous and often result in patients being mismanaged and misdiagnosed. …
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Title
Functional Pain Syndromes: Presentation and Pathophysiology
Emeran A. Mayer, M. Catherine Bushnell (eds). IASP Press, Seattle, WA, 2009, 580 pp. ISBN 978-0-931092-75-6
Author
Tania Di Renna, MD
Publication date
01-11-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 11/2009
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-009-9161-3

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