Central neuropathic pain
Nature Reviews Disease Primers, Published online: 21 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41572-023-00484-9
Central neuropathic pain (CNP), that is, pain caused by a lesion of disease of the central somatosensory nervous system, severely impacts quality of life. In this Primer, Finnerup and colleagues review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis of CNP as well as discuss common therapeutic strategies and unmet clinical needs in this field.