Synaptic plasticity in affective comorbidities of neuropathic pain: a bibliometric analysis based on WoSCC and PubMed (2003–2025)
Objective Neuropathic pain (NP) is frequently accompanied by anxiety and depression, creating a vicious cycle that impairs quality of life. Synaptic plasticity—particularly long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD)—is increasingly recognized as a shared neural substrate linking NP to affective comorbi...