Increased multiple sclerosis relapses related to lower prevalence of pain.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
; 73(7): 593-600, 2015 Jul.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26200054
OBJECTIVE: The study aims to investigate the presence of pain amongst multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. METHOD: One hundred MS patients responded to questionnaires evaluating neuropathic and nociceptive pain, depression and anxiety. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U, Chi-Square and two-tailed Fisher's exact tests and multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: Women had a statistically higher prevalence of pain (p = 0.037), and chances of having pain after the age of 50 reduced. Women with pain had a statistically significant lower number of relapses (p = 0.003), restricting analysis to those patients with more than one relapse. After the second relapse, each relapse reduced the chance of having pain by 46%. Presence of pain was independent of Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) anxiety, and depression. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest a strong inverse association between relapses and pain indicating a possible protective role of focal inflammation in the control of pain.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Nociceptiva
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Esclerose Múltipla
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Neuralgia
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Alemanha