Neuroimaging as a tool for pain diagnosis and analgesic development

Karolina Wartolowska1, Irene Tracey

  • 1Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, and Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom. karolina@fmrib.ox.ac.uk

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Pain is critical to various clinical pathologies, provoking an urgent need for effective management. Pain, whether acute or chronic, is a complex neurochemical process. Its alleviation depends on the type, with nonopioid analgesics effective for mild to moderate pain, such as musculoskeletal or inflammatory pain, while neuropathic pain responds best to anticonvulsants, tricyclic antidepressants, or serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. For severe acute or chronic pain, opioids may be...