Sadosky Alesia, McDermott Anne M, Brandenburg Nancy A, Strauss Marcie
Pfizer Global Outcomes Research, New York, New York 10017, USA.
Pain Pract. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):45-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2007.00164.x.
Although the burden of neuropathic pain is well-recognized, the descriptive epidemiology of specific neuropathic pain conditions has not been well-described. While painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia have been widely evaluated, many other peripheral and central neuropathic pain syndromes have been less frequently studied. This review summarizes incidence and/or prevalence information about two relatively frequent neuropathic pain conditions-painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia-and similarly summarizes the more limited epidemiologic information available for other peripheral and central neuropathic pain conditions. The data suggest that while our knowledge is still incomplete, the high frequency of several of these conditions in specific populations should be considered an important impetus for further studies designed to evaluate their contribution to the overall burden of neuropathic pain.
尽管神经病理性疼痛的负担已得到充分认识，但特定神经病理性疼痛状况的描述性流行病学尚未得到很好的描述。虽然糖尿病性周围神经病变性疼痛和带状疱疹后神经痛已得到广泛评估，但许多其他外周和中枢性神经病理性疼痛综合征的研究较少。本综述总结了两种相对常见的神经病理性疼痛状况——糖尿病性周围神经病变性疼痛和带状疱疹后神经痛——的发病率和/或患病率信息，并同样总结了其他外周和中枢性神经病理性疼痛状况的较为有限的流行病学信息。数据表明，虽然我们的知识仍然不完整，但这些状况在特定人群中的高发性应被视为进一步研究的重要推动力，这些研究旨在评估它们对神经病理性疼痛总体负担的影响。
