Peroxynitrite and Spinal Cord Injury

The recent discovery that peroxynitrite, by producing free radicals, expands the damage in cord injury, points out how important acids are in evaluating neuropathic pain.


The comments of central pain subjects have most commonly described the dysesthetic burning as

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  1. Judy Says:

    What is the connection between the “syndrome” or condition of people who do not feel any pain at all? I cant recall the name of this condition. What is differnet about them?

    ED NOTE:

    This condition is genetic. No one knows what gene is missing, but it is thought to be some part of a receptor since knockout of a major neurotransmitter would probably be incompatible with life, since the body uses neurotransmitters for many purposes, not just pain. The children usually die by age 21 because they cannot telll when they have joints in a bad position, injured them, and then die of an infection.

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