Estimating the burden of disease in chronic pain with and without neuropathic characteristics: does the choice between the EQ-5D and SF-6D matter? [PDF]
, 2014 The EQ-5D and Short Form (SF)12 are widely used generic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaires. They can be used to derive health utility index scores, on a scale where 0 is equivalent to death and 1 represents full health, with scores ...
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman +4 more
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Use of the painDETECT tool in rheumatoid arthritis suggests neuropathic and sensitization components in pain reporting. [PDF]
, 2014 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition typified by systemic inflammation targeted toward synovial joints. Inhibition of proinflammatory networks by disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, eg, methotrexate and biologic therapies,
Sofat, N +4 more
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Walking with Neuropathic Pain: Paradoxical Shift from Burden to Support?
Case Reports in Medicine, 2015 Baclofen 5% cream can be used for the treatment of neuropathic pain. We describe an unusual case of a neuropathic pain patient with spinal cord injury.
David J. Kopsky +2 more
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NEUROPATHIC PAIN AS A CHALLENGING CLINICAL ENTITY IN OLDER ADULTS
Anti-Aging Eastern Europe, 2022 Neuropathic pain is a challenging clinical entity in older adults. Certain clinical conditions such as diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular diseases and infections may lead to neuropathic pain in the elderly.
Ilke Coskun Benlidayi
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Neuropathic pain and chronic pain as an underestimated interdisciplinary problem [PDF]
, 2022 Neuropathic pain and chronic pain constitute an interdisciplinary problem on the border of medicine, psychology, sociology and economics. While it seems to be underestimated, the scale of this problem will continue to increase due to the population aging
Szewczyk, Anna K. +8 more
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The prevalence, characteristics and morbidity of neuropathic pain in AIDS patients, prior to the use of HAART, at the Kalafong Hospital HIV clinic, Pretoria [PDF]
, 2008 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-56).Neuropathic pain, of which a distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSP) is the most frequent cause, is a common problem in patients with HIV infection and AIDS. The researcher is concerned that neuropathic pain
Hitchcock, Sonia Anne
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Case Reports in Medicine, 2012 Central neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common debilitating symptom, which is mostly treated with tricyclic antidepressants or antiepileptics. Unfortunately, the use of these drugs is often limited due to adverse events. We
David J. Kopsky +2 more
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PAIN Reports, 2018 . Introduction:. Previous studies reported a high prevalence of neuropathic pain in leprosy, being especially present in “pharmacologically cured” patients.
Irina Raicher +9 more
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R-flurbiprofen reduces neuropathic pain in rodents by restoring endogenous cannabinoids [PDF]
, 2010 Background: R-flurbiprofen, one of the enantiomers of flurbiprofen racemate, is inactive with respect to cyclooxygenase inhibition, but shows analgesic properties without relevant toxicity. Its mode of action is still unclear.
Geisslinger, Gerd +45 more
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