Motor Impairment and Neuropathic Pain in Patients with Neurological Diseases: Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Potential Treatment Options
A special issue of Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (ISSN 2411-5142).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2018) | Viewed by 8717
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nervous system diseases; neuropharmacology; anatomy; biomolecular; musculoskeletal disorders; neuropathic pain
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Dear Colleagues,
Neurological diseases are the result of neurodegenerative processes, neuroinflammation and/or physical trauma to the central or peripheral nervous system. Patients affected by neurological diseases frequently develop comorbidities like motor impairment and neuropathic pain, which can be more debilitating than the primary neurological condition. Whilst understanding the aetiology of the neurological disease is imperative, clarifying the pathophysiological mechanisms of the associated comorbidities is progressively becoming a prioritized area. Exploring the mechanisms underlying the associated motor and sensorial dysfunctions represents a unique opportunity to gain new insights on the neurological disease, and may be the next logical step for the development of more effective therapeutical strategies. In this Special Issue, “Motor Impairment and Neuropathic Pain in Patients with Neurological Diseases: Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Potential Treatment Options” authors are encouraged to submit original research papers and/or current reviews focused on the pathophysiological mechanisms of motor impairment and/or neuropathic pain in neurological diseases and on currently available treatment options.
Dr. Alessandro Castorina
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- motor impairment
- neurotrauma
- neuropathic pain
- neurodegenerative disease
- neuroinflammation
- autoimmune disease
- drugs
- multiple sclerosis