Sensory Function and Chronic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis
Objective. To examine whether hypoesthesia and chronic pain are related in patients with MS. Methods. Sixty-seven MS patients with pain and 80 persons without MS were included. Sensory functioning was tested by bedside neurological examination. Touch, joint position (dorsal column-medial lemniscus p...
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| author | Rogier J. Scherder Neeltje Kant Evelien T. Wolf Bas C. M. Pijnenburg Erik J. A. Scherder |
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| description | Objective. To examine whether hypoesthesia and chronic pain are related in patients with MS. Methods. Sixty-seven MS patients with pain and 80 persons without MS were included. Sensory functioning was tested by bedside neurological examination. Touch, joint position (dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway), temperature sense, and pain (spinothalamic tract) were tested. Pain intensity was measured by the Colored Analogue Scale (CAS Intensity) and the Faces Pain Scale (FPS); pain affect was also measured by CAS Affect and Number of Words Chosen-Affective (NWC-A). Mood was assessed with the SCL-90 anxiety and depression subscales and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results. A significant negative relationship was found between pain intensity and the function of the dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathway, but not with the spinothalamic tract. Conclusion. In addition to the already known relation between hyperesthesia and pain, hypoesthesia for touch and joint position also seems to be related to chronic pain in MS patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e7c1ba472e024a57bddb6174e40885ef2025-02-03T05:46:18ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67651918-15232018-01-01201810.1155/2018/19241741924174Sensory Function and Chronic Pain in Multiple SclerosisRogier J. Scherder0Neeltje Kant1Evelien T. Wolf2Bas C. M. Pijnenburg3Erik J. A. Scherder4Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Neuropsychology, Reade, Amsterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Clinical Neuropsychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAcibadem International Medical Center, Amsterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Clinical Neuropsychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, NetherlandsObjective. To examine whether hypoesthesia and chronic pain are related in patients with MS. Methods. Sixty-seven MS patients with pain and 80 persons without MS were included. Sensory functioning was tested by bedside neurological examination. Touch, joint position (dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway), temperature sense, and pain (spinothalamic tract) were tested. Pain intensity was measured by the Colored Analogue Scale (CAS Intensity) and the Faces Pain Scale (FPS); pain affect was also measured by CAS Affect and Number of Words Chosen-Affective (NWC-A). Mood was assessed with the SCL-90 anxiety and depression subscales and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results. A significant negative relationship was found between pain intensity and the function of the dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathway, but not with the spinothalamic tract. Conclusion. In addition to the already known relation between hyperesthesia and pain, hypoesthesia for touch and joint position also seems to be related to chronic pain in MS patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1924174 |
| spellingShingle | Rogier J. Scherder Neeltje Kant Evelien T. Wolf Bas C. M. Pijnenburg Erik J. A. Scherder Sensory Function and Chronic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis Pain Research and Management |
| title | Sensory Function and Chronic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_full | Sensory Function and Chronic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_fullStr | Sensory Function and Chronic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sensory Function and Chronic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_short | Sensory Function and Chronic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_sort | sensory function and chronic pain in multiple sclerosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1924174 |
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