Joachim Scholz, Nanna B Finnerup, Nadine Attal, Qasim Aziz, Ralf Baron, Michael I Bennett, Rafael Benoliel, Milton Cohen, Giorgio Cruccu, Karen D Davis, Stefan Evers, Michael First, Maria Adele Giamberardino, Per Hansson, Stein Kaasa, Beatrice Korwisi, Eva Kosek, Patricia Lavand'homme, Michael Nicholas, Turo Nurmikko, Serge Perrot, Srinivasa N Raja, Andrew S C Rice, Michael C Rowbotham, Stephan Schug, David M Simpson, Blair H Smith, Peter Svensson, Johan W S Vlaeyen, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Antonia Barke, Winfried Rief, Rolf-Detlef Treede
The upcoming 11th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO) offers a unique opportunity to improve the representation of painful disorders. For this purpose, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has convened an interdisciplinary task force of pain specialists. Here, we present the case for a reclassification of nervous system lesions or diseases associated with persistent or recurrent pain for ≥3 months...
January 2019: Pain