試題詳解

10. About the surgical management of pain, which one statement of the followings is wrong?
(A) Neuropathic pain due to a compressive lesion may be completely relieved by surgery, particularly if there has been little damage.
(B) There may be severe continuing pain with relatively minor damage (e.g. root compression).
(C) For the majority of patients with neuropathic pain, the realistic goal of treatment, in a multidisciplinary pain clinic, is total analgesia and improvement in functional status.
(D) Any operation for treating pain should aim to be specific, localized into the pain area, carry minimal risk and long-lasting.
(E) Neurosurgeons generally try the most peripheral procedures before working centrally within the CNS, while giving preference to non-neuroablative operation, if possible.