Problems with splitting

• Response different? PROVE IT!

  • i.v. lidocaine
  • Tricyclics/ADs
  • opioids
  • anticonvulsants
  • topicals

• ‘Pure’ neuropathic? Yes and No

  • Spinal cord injury?
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Back/neck w/radiculopathy

• Diagnostic certainty? Not always

• Different mechanisms? Broad overlap

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