Research Catalog

Title

Hyperalgesia and allodynia : the Bristol-Myers Squibb Symposium on Pain Research / editor, William D. Willis, Jr.

Author

Bristol-Myers Squibb Symposium on Pain Research (2nd : 1991 : Galveston, Tex.)

Publication

New York : Raven Press, c1992.

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Details

Additional Authors

Willis, William D., 1934-

Description

xvi, 400 p. : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.

Series Statement

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Symposium on Pain Research. Bristol-Myers Squibb Symposium on Pain Research series.
• The Bristol-Myers Squibb Symposium on Pain Research series

Subjects

• Allodynia > Congresses
• Hyperalgesia > congresses
• Pain > therapy > congresses
• Hyperalgesia > Congresses
• Nociceptors > congresses
• Pain > physiopathology > congresses

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Foreword / George A. Blewitt -- Foreword / Richard L. Gelb -- 1. Hyperalgesia and Allodynia: Summary and Overview / William D. Willis, Jr. -- Background and Peripheral Mechanisms of Nociceptor Sensitization -- 2. Nociceptors and Their Sensitization: Overview / Kenneth L. Casey -- 3. Clinical Importance of Hyperalgesia / John J. Bonica -- 4. Possible Clues About the Evolution of Hyperalgesia from Mechanisms of Nociceptive Sensitization in Aplysica / Edgar T. Walters -- 5. Alterations in the Responsiveness of Cutaneous Nociceptors: Sensitization by Noxious Stimuli and the Induction of Adrenergic Responsiveness by Nerve Injury / Edward R. Perl -- 6. Nociception in Normal and Arthritic Joints: Structural and Functional Aspects / U. Hanesch, B. Heppelmann, K. Messlinger and R. F. Schmidt -- 7. Nociceptors: Chemosensitivity and Sensitization by Chemical Agents / H. O. Handwerker and P. W. Reeh -- 8. Hyperalgesic Pain: Inflammatory and Neuropathic / Jon D. Levine, Yetunde O. Taiwo and Philip H. Heller -- 9. Nociceptors and Their Sensitization: Discussion / Kenneth L. Casey -- Characteristics and Mechanisms of Primary Hyperalgesia -- 10. Nociceptors and Primary Hyperalgesia: Overview / John C. Liebeskind and William D. Willis, Jr. -- 11. Nociceptive and Non-nociceptive Afferents Contributing to Pain and Hyperalgesia in Humans / Erik Torebjork -- 12. Sympathetically Maintained Pain: A Unifying Hypothesis / James N. Campbell, Richard A. Meyer, Karen D. Davis and Srinivasa N. Raja -- 13. Thermal Hyperalgesia as a Clinical Symptom / Jose Ochoa -- 14. Nociceptors and Primary Hyperalgesia: Discussion / John C. Liebeskind -- Mechanisms of Secondary Hyperalgesia -- 15. Role of Central Changes in Secondary Hyperalgesia: Overview / Howard L. Fields -- 16. Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Cutaneous Secondary Hyperalgesia in the Primate / Robert H. LaMotte -- 17. Evidence for a Central Contribution to Secondary Hyperalgesia / Gisele Guilbaud, Valerie Kayser, Nadine Attal and Jean-Michel Benoist -- 18. Nociceptive Processes in the Spinal Cord Evoked by Acute Arthritis / Hans-Georg Schaible -- 19. Excitability Changes in Central Neurons Following Peripheral Damage: Role of Central Sensitization in the Pathogenesis of Pain / Clifford J. Woolf -- 20. Pharmacology of Nerve Compression-Evoked Hyperesthesia / Tony L. Yaksh, Tatsuo Yamamoto and Robert R. Myers -- 21. Role of Central Changes in Secondary Hyperalgesia: Discussion / Howard L. Fields -- Role of Central Changes in Hyperalgesia -- 22. Mechanisms of Central Changes Produced by Peripheral Damage: Overview / G. F. Gebhart -- 23. Neurotransmission in Primary Afferents to Superficial Laminae of the Dorsal Horn / A. Rustioni and R. J. Weinberg -- 24. Involvement of Excitatory Amino Acids and Peptides in the Spinal Mechanisms Underlying Hyperalgesia / Jane E. Haley and George L. Wilcox -- 25. Peripheral and Central Contribution to the Persistent Expression of the C-fos Proto-oncogene in Spinal Cord After Peripheral Nerve Injury / Allan I. Basbaum, Shu-Ing Chi and Jon D. Levine -- 26. Central Changes Contributing to Neuropathic Hyperalgesia / Gary J. Bennett and Jennifer M. A. Laird -- 27. Molecular and Biochemical Events Mediate Neuronal Plasticity Following Inflammation and Hyperalgesia / Mary Ann Ruda and Ronald Dubner -- 28. Mechanisms of Central Changes Produced by Peripheral Damage: Discussion / G. F. Gebhart -- Clinical Aspects of Hyperalgesia and Future Research Directions -- 29. Therapy and Future Directions: Overview / Kathleen M. Foley -- 30. Hyperalgesia Assessed with Quantitative Sensory Testing in Patients with Neurogenic Pain / Per Hansson and Ulf Lindblom -- 31. The Treatment of Hyperalgesia Following Neural Injury / Elizabeth Bullitt -- 32. Hyperalgesia and Allodynia in Patients with CNS Lesions / Jorgen Boivie -- 33. New Directions for Research on Hyperalgesia / Jean-Marie Besson -- 34. Therapy and Future Directions: Discussion / Kathleen M. Foley.

ISBN

088167897X

LCCN

92006601 //r92

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries