Platelet-rich plasma in treating peripheral neuropathic pain. Preliminary report

• Published in: Revista de la Sociedad Española del Dolor Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 263 - 270
• Main Authors: Correa López, José, Cortés, Henry, García Ceballos, Edwin, Quintero Pizarro, Leonardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Inspira Network Group, S.L 2018
• Subjects: Anesthesiology; dolor neuropático; Medicine, General & Internal; neurogenic pain; neuropathic; Neuropathy; pain treatment; plasma rico en plaquetas; platelet; rich plasma; tratamiento del dolor neuropático; neurogenic pain; dolor neuropático; plasma rico en plaquetas; neuropathic-pain treatment; Neuropathy; tratamiento del dolor neuropático; platelet-rich plasma

ABSTRACT Background: Neuropathic pain (NP) is a chronic form of progressively incapacitating pain with a high impact on patients' quality of life. Often underdiagnosed and undertreated, NP has currently no effective treatment schemes, despite the many drugs and many techniques that have been pr...