Occurrence and characterisation of Pain in dysimmune neuropathies : a multicentre prospective study
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
Citazione:
Occurrence and characterisation of Pain in dysimmune neuropathies : a multicentre prospective study / C. Pazzaglia, C. Briani, E. Nobile-Orazio, P. Caliandro, G. Granata, P. Tonali, L. Padua. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 1351-5101. - 18:1(2011), pp. 177-183. [10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03108.x]
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: pain is a common symptom of peripheral neuropathies that may severely affect patients' Quality of Life. Pain questionnaires, based on verbal descriptors, are a useful way to investigate it.
METHODS: we performed a multicentre study through validated measures to characterize pain in a sample of consecutive patients affected by immune-mediated neuropathies.
RESULTS: ninety-three patients were enrolled in 16 Italian centres. Based on the numeric rating scale, almost half of the patients complained of moderate pain and one-third of the patients severe pain. Overall, up to 50% of our patients with immune-mediated neuropathies complained of neuropathic pain. The most common neuropathic symptoms were paraesthesia/dysesthesia and superficial spontaneous pain. Surprisingly, also patients with neuropathies commonly thought to be painless (such as multifocal motor neuropathy) reported discomfort and painful symptoms.
CONCLUSIONS: pain questionnaires should be considered in the clinical evaluation of immune-mediated neuropathies, also when evaluating therapy efficacy, because they may provide clinicians with useful information on painful symptoms and patients' quality of life.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
C. Pazzaglia, C. Briani, E. Nobile-Orazio, P. Caliandro, G. Granata, P. Tonali, L. Padua
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