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Central Pain Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management

Canavero S, Bonicalzi V. New York, NY 10013, Cambridge University Press, 2007, hardcover, 382 pp, illus, ISBN: 978-0-521-86692-7, $90.

This book cannot be appreciated without reading the introduction, which includes explanations of central pain of brain origin (BCP) versus central pain of cord origin (CCP), as well as the history of CPS. Once the reader understands this information, the remaining chapters augment and fill in the details of each problem.

The first half of the book addresses the epidemiology and clinical features of both brain and cord central pain origins: for instance, BCP is caused by stroke, whereas CCP is caused by spinal cord injury. Most of the topic areas (eg, intensity of pain) are followed by extensive tables listing a synopsis of the various studies related to the presented topic. The second half of the text provides detailed information on diagnosing and treating the origins of central pain.

This book is well written, and the multiple tables offer a quick synopsis of the literature that was reviewed for preparation of this book. Although the text may not be written for a primary audience of physical therapists, and physical therapy is referred to in only one chapter, this text would be valuable to any physical therapist who works with individuals with brain or spinal cord diagnoses who develop pain that cannot easily be explained.

Karen Holtgrefe

K Holtgrefe, PT, DHS, OCS, is an Assistant Professor and Interim Program Director, College of Mount St Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio

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