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Neuropathic Pain
Neuropathic pain results from damage to the nervous system itself, creating pain signals without an ongoing tissue injury. It is increasingly recognized in veterinary medicine.
Key Facts
- Pain from nerve damage rather than ongoing tissue damage
- Can result from surgery, trauma, diabetes, spinal cord disease, amputation (phantom pain)
- Signs: allodynia (pain from normally non-painful stimuli), hyperesthesia, self-mutilation, behavioral changes
- Often not responsive to traditional pain medications (NSAIDs)
- Treatment: gabapentin, amitriptyline, amantadine, pregabalin
- May require multimodal pain management approach
- Species: dogs and cats