Neuropathic pain is:
A. Not distinctly different from nociceptive pain
B. Due partly to anatomical and biochemical changes in the nervous system
C. Always seen immediately after traumatic injury
D. Is sustained by the normal processing of sensory input by the peripheral or CNS
E. All the above
Ans: B. Due partly to anatomical and biochemical changes in the nervous system
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