Parámetros de práctica para el manejo del dolor neuropático

neuropathic pain (np) is a heterogeneous entity with wide diversity of symptoms. despite the controversies regarding its definition and classification, which difficult its epidemiology, it has been estimated that 4 million people, in usa develop np. objective. a task force was created to generate a series of recommendations which facilitate the decision making and therapeutic approach of this kind of pain. method. a search of medical literature was made in different electronic data bases (medline, embase, cochrane); after this search we conducted three work-sessions and evaluated the evidence regarding the diagnosis and treatment of pain in painful diabetic polineuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia, and trigeminal neuralgia were evaluated. results. we found 329 documents for further analysis, and with the aid of the literature results we generate this practice guidelines.