Definition

Central pain syndrome is a type of pain that occurs because of injuries to the brain or spinal cord.

Description

Central pain syndrome can occur in conjunction with a number of conditions involving the brain or spinal cord, including stroke; traumatic injury to, or tumors involving, the brain or spinal cord; Parkinson's disease; multiple sclerosis; or epilepsy.

The pain of central pain syndrome is an extremely persistent, intractable type of pain that can be quite debilitating and...