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any diseased condition of the nervous system

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  • According to the latest definition, the term neuropathic pain refers to pain arising as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system
  • This mode of the experience of pain is called neuropathic, implying pathology or disease of the nerves themselves.
  • First, let us cite a few cases of what may be called neuropathic deceit -- a kind of insanity which shows itself in deceiving.
  • The other, called neuropathic pain, results from damage to the nerves themselves and is often set off by diseases like diabetes or shingles.
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