Pharmacological treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain conditions based on shared commonalities despite multiple etiologies

aNeurogenic Pain Unit, Section of clinical pain research, Department of Surgical Sciences, Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Karolinska institutet/university hospital Solna, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden bDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Karolinska institutet/university hospital Solna, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden cRoom G38, Pharmacology, University College, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK *Corresponding author. Tel.: +46 8 51 77 54 35; fax: +46 8 51 77 66 41. E-mail address:email protected 1Tel.: +44 20 7679 3742; fax: +44 20 7679 0181. Received 24 September 2004; accepted 12 October 2004.