Neuropathic Pain in the Elderly

Neuropathic pain due to a lesion or a disease of the somatosensory system often affects older people presenting several comorbidities. Moreover, elderly patients are often poly-medicated, hospitalized and treated in a nursing home with a growing risk of drug interaction and recurrent hospitalization. Neuropathic pain in the elderly has to be managed by a multidimensional approach that involves several medical, social and psychological professionals in order to improve the quality of life of the patients and, where present, their relatives.

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Managing neuropathic pain in the elderly requires a multidimensional approach involving various medical, social, and psychological professionals to improve the quality of life for both patients and their relatives, who often have comorbidities and are at increased risk of drug interactions and recurrent hospitalization.