DOLORisk: Understanding risk factors and determinants for neuropathic pain Ghent University
Neuropathic pain (NP) is common (population prevalence of 7-8%) and will present a rising health burden in the future. NP results in significant morbidity, reduces quality of life and has a major deleterious impact on health in aging. The reason why some subjects develop neuropathic pain and others do not following the same injury is not
known. The exact nature of risk factors for NP and their interaction are currently poorly understood ...