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SOMATOSENSORY PHYSIOLOGY (PAIN AND TEMPERATURE). Pain and Temperature. Pathways Classes of nociceptors Fast and slow pain Pain transmission neurons Gate control theory of pain. Pain and Temperature. Descending inhibitory pathways Peripheral mechanisms Neuropathic pain Referred pain
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Pain and Temperature • Pathways • Classes of nociceptors • Fast and slow pain • Pain transmission neurons • Gate control theory of pain
Pain and Temperature • Descending inhibitory pathways • Peripheral mechanisms • Neuropathic pain • Referred pain • Thermoreceptors
Anterolateral and Dorsal Column Systems From Kandel,Schwartz, and Jessell, 2000, 22-14
Pain • Unpleasant sensation or experience • Subjective and individualized • Moods and circumstances • Pain and nociceptors
Classes of Nociceptors • Thermal nociceptors • Mechanical nociceptors • Polymodal nociceptors
Spinal Cord Integration of Nociceptor Afferents and Descending Pathways From Kandel,Schwartz, and Jessell, 2000, 24-13
Opiates • Receptors • (gut, respiratory system, descending pathways) • Opiate peptides (morphine, codine) • Endogenous opiate peptides • Enkephalins – descending pathways • Dynorphins – descending pathways • -endorphins – hypothalamus
Peripheral Mechanisms From Kandel,Schwartz, and Jessell, 2000, 24-7
Agents That Activate or Sensitize Nociceptors * Calcitonin gene-related protein (CGRP)
Neuropathic Pain • Phantom Pain • Associated with amputations • Entrapment Lesions • Nerve irritation or inflammation • Thalamic Pain Syndrome • Vascular lesions involving thalamus (VPL) • Patients describe this pain as most excruciating pain ever experienced
Referred Pain From Kandel,Schwartz, and Jessell, 2000, 24-3
Temperature Sensitive Fibers From Byrne and Levy 1998