J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2013 Jun;8(3):448-51. doi: 10.1007/s11481-013-9457-5. Epub 2013 May 12.
The papers from this thematic issue followed a translational research workshop, Imaging Neuroinflammation and Neuropathic Pain, that focused on the search for neuroimaging biomarkers to assess neuroinflammation associated with neuropathic pain. The topics covered in this issue include overviews of the historical and current knowledge regarding neuropathic pain, the potential mechanisms involved, the often under-recognized clinical presentations that can delay diagnosis, the various neuroimaging techniques that have been applied to evaluate neuropathic pain and neuroinflammation, to case series illustrating novel treatments of neuropathic pain. Furthermore, the use of telemedicine to disseminate knowledge and improve the diagnosis and treatment of pain syndromes is also discussed.
本期专题论文源于一个转化研究研讨会，即“神经炎症与神经病理性疼痛的影像学研究”，该研讨会专注于寻找神经影像学生物标志物来评估与神经病理性疼痛相关的神经炎症。本期专题涵盖了与神经病理性疼痛相关的历史和当前知识概述、潜在的相关机制、经常被忽视的可能导致延误诊断的临床表现、已应用于评估神经病理性疼痛和神经炎症的各种神经影像学技术、以及展示神经病理性疼痛新治疗方法的病例系列。此外，还讨论了利用远程医疗传播知识以及改善疼痛综合征的诊断和治疗。
