Therapeutic Approaches for Peripheral and Central Neuropathic Pain

Table 2

The IASP classification of chronic NP [4].

Chronic neuropathic pain
Chronic peripheral neuropathic pain	Chronic central neuropathic pain
Trigeminal neuralgia	Chronic central NP associated with spinal cord injury
Chronic NP after peripheral nerve injury	Chronic central NP associated with brain injury
Painful polyneuropathy	Chronic central poststroke pain
Postherpetic neuralgia	Chronic central NP associated with multiple sclerosis
Painful radiculopathy

Abbreviation: NP = neuropathic pain.