Pain following stroke: a prospective study.
Eur J Pain
; 16(8): 1128-36, 2012 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22407963
BACKGROUND: Post-stroke pain is common and affects the quality of life of stroke survivors, but the incidence and severity of headache, shoulder pain, other joint pain and central post-stroke pain following stroke still remain unclear. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the incidence and intensity of these different types of post-stroke pain. METHODS: A total of 299 consecutive stroke patients, admitted to the Department of Neurology at Aarhus University Hospital, underwent a structured interview and a short sensory examination within 4 days of admission. Follow-up was conducted by phone 3 and 6 months after stroke onset, with 275 patients completing the whole study. Pain with onset in relation to stroke onset or following stroke was defined as 'newly developed pain'. RESULTS: At the 6-month follow-up, newly developed pain was reported by 45.8% of the patients; headache by 13.1%, shoulder pain by 16.4%, other joint pain by 11.7%, other pain by 20.0% and evoked pain by light touch or thermal stimuli by 8.0%. More than one pain type was reported by 36.5% of the patients with newly developed pain. According to pre-defined criteria, 10.5% of the patients were classified as having possible central post-stroke pain. There was a moderate to severe impact on daily life in 33.6% of the patients with newly developed pain. CONCLUSIONS: Pain following stroke is common, with almost half of the patients reporting newly developed pain 6 months after stroke.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pain
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Stroke
Type of study:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur J Pain
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Dinamarca
Country of publication:
Reino Unido