Journal article
Prevalence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in a Cohort of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Pain physician, v 11(2), pp 133-136
01 Mar 2008
PMID: 18354707
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Abstract
Background: More than 50% of multiple sclerosis patients experience chronic pain syndrome. We set out to determine the specific type of chronic pain that was seen in our multiple sclerosis patients.
Methods: Patients with multiple sclerosis were catalogued between January 2002 and April 2006 and identified by a search of the database. Only MS patients that met the 2005 revised McDonald criteria were included.
Results: We determined the prevalence rate of complex regional pain syndrome in a cohort of multiple sclerosis patients. In our sample of 205 multiple sclerosis patients, the prevalence of complex regional pain syndrome was 4 cases per 205 compared to an expected age and sex-adjusted total prevalence of 0.078 cases per 205 (p < 0.0001).
Conclusion: This study suggests that multiple sclerosis patients are at a higher risk of developing complex regional pain syndrome than the general population.
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- Title
- Prevalence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in a Cohort of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
- Creators
- Robert J. Schwartzman - Drexel UniversityChamindra Gurusinghe - Drexel Univ, Dept Med, Coll Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAEdward Gracely - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Pain physician, v 11(2), pp 133-136
- Publisher
- Am Soc Interventional Pain Physicians
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- MD (Doctor of Medicine) Program; Neurology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000261102300002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-42249103225
- Other Identifier
- 991019168822004721
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