The Neurologist's Guide to Pain: A Case-based Approach aims to guide the interested clinician and practicing neurologist in developing a pain-focused knowledge base as well as an appreciation for the affective consequences of pain. Each chapter includes the following: a neurologically based pain case; keys to proper assessment; relevant diagnostic test results and guides to interpretation; major alternatives in treatment; and a discussion of the relevant neuroanatomical pathways. Each chapter will include a brief bibliography, questions for self-testing and recommendations for advanced reading. The chapters will be written with minimum jargon so that clinicians without prior pain training will have immediate access to relevant information. The chapter topics are selected for relevance to clinical practice, and the authors are recognized experts in their fields. Each chapter will consist of 18-20 pages including references. References will be limited to those most pertinent to the case and not exceed 20 references per chapter.

Introduction: The Pain Processing System in health and diseaseThe application of neurology to pain assessment and diagnosis
Beth Murinson, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine


Neuromodulation: the common pathway of pain treatments

The mechanisms of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
Charles E. Argoff, M.D.
Albany Medical College


Acute Headache

Jason Rosenberg M.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine


Chronic Headache

Stephen Silberstein, M.D.
Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine


Orofacial Pain

David Keith DDS- Harvard Medical School
David Borsook, M.D. Harvard Medical School


Cervical radiculopathy and other neck pain

Brett Stacey, M.D.
Oregon Health Sciences University


Lumbar radiculopathy and other back pain

John Markman, M.D.
University of Rochester Medical School


Focal Neuropathic Pain and Painful peripheral neuropathy

Beth Murinson, M.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine


Central Neuropathic Pain

Srinivasa Raja, M.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine


Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Misha Backonja, M.D.
University of Wisconsin Medical School


Fibromyalgia

Charles Argoff, M.D.
Albany Medical College


Musculoskeletal pain conditions

Steve Stanos, D.O.
Northwestern University Medical School


Chest Pain

Howard Smith, M.D.
Albany Medical College


Abdominal and Pelvic Pain

Ursula Wesselman, M.D.
University of Alabama


Pain in pregnancy and the post-partum period

Sheila Dugan M.D.
Rush University Medical School


Catastrophic Pain

Jennifer Haythornewaite, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine


Neonatal Pain

Maria Fitzgerald , M.B.B.S.
University College, London


Pediatric Pain and Pain in Adolescence

Sabine Kost-Byerly M.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine