Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleSympathetically maintained pain: Confusing classification, ill-defined diagnostic criteria, and...AuthorsRaja, Srinivasa N.; Wessleman, UrsulaAbstractOpinion. Focuses on researches on the role of the sympathetic nervous system in acute and chronic pain. Confusion over the terminology of the clinical sympathetically maintained pain (SMP); Development of the criteria for the diagnosis of SMP.SubjectsSYMPATHETIC nervous system; CHRONIC painPublicationBehavioral & Brain Sciences, 1997, Vol 20, Issue 3, p462ISSN0140-525XPublication typeEditorialDOI10.1017/S0140525X97471492