On the diagnosis of pain in Parkinson disease: A mechanism-based approach

Abstract

We read with interest the article entitled “Pain in the neurodegenerating brain: insights into pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease” from Timothy Lawn et al.7 Their review summarized the current findings on pain processing as well as on pharmacotherapy of pain in both diseases. It further emphasizes the importance of mechanistic research for evidence-based pain medicine...