Pain in Portuguese patients with multiple sclerosis.
Early reports often ignored pain as an important symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS). Pain prevalence figures in MS from European countries other than Portugal range between 40% and 65%. To our knowledge there is no published data in English on pain in MS in Portugal. We describe the demographic and...
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doaj-4c70d99bcb22448ea5cb3d84060c7b362020-11-24T21:03:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952011-03-01210.3389/fneur.2011.000207783Pain in Portuguese patients with multiple sclerosis.Daniela eSeixas0Daniela eSeixas1Daniela eSeixas2Maria José eSá3Maria José eSá4Vasco eGalhardo5Vasco eGalhardo6Joana eGuimarães7Joana eGuimarães8Deolinda eLima9Deolinda eLima10Faculty of Medicine of Porto UniversityPorto UniversityCentro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/EspinhoHospital de São JoãoUniversity Fernando PessoaFaculty of Medicine of Porto UniversityPorto UniversityHospital de São JoãoFaculty of Medicine of Porto UniversityFaculty of Medicine of Porto UniversityPorto UniversityEarly reports often ignored pain as an important symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS). Pain prevalence figures in MS from European countries other than Portugal range between 40% and 65%. To our knowledge there is no published data in English on pain in MS in Portugal. We describe the demographic and clinical characteristics, with an emphasis on pain, of 85 MS patients followed-up in a Portuguese hospital, contributing to pain epidemiology in MS. Patients were interviewed sequentially after their regular appointments at the MS clinic; patients with pain completed The Brief Pain Inventory and The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ). The prevalence of pain found was 34%. Headache and back pain were the most common anatomical sites described, followed by upper and lower limbs. Intensity of pain in an 11-point scale was, for the maximum pain intensity 6.7±1.8, for the minimum pain intensity 2.2±2.0, for the mean pain intensity 4.5±1.5 and for the actual pain intensity 2.4±2.9. Pain interfered significantly with general activity, mood, work, social relations and enjoyment of life. All MS patients with pain employed words from both the sensory and affective categories of the MPQ to describe it. Patient pain descriptions’ included the word hot-burning in 59% of the cases, common in the report of central pain, but neuropathic pain medications were only used by 10% of them. Pain is an important symptom in Portuguese patients with MS, not only because of the high prevalence found, concordant with other European countries, but also because of its interference with quality-of-life.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2011.00020/fullEpidemiologyEuropeMultiple SclerosisPainquality-of-life |
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Daniela eSeixas Daniela eSeixas Daniela eSeixas Maria José eSá Maria José eSá Vasco eGalhardo Vasco eGalhardo Joana eGuimarães Joana eGuimarães Deolinda eLima Deolinda eLima Pain in Portuguese patients with multiple sclerosis. Frontiers in Neurology Epidemiology Europe Multiple Sclerosis Pain quality-of-life |
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Daniela eSeixas Daniela eSeixas Daniela eSeixas Maria José eSá Maria José eSá Vasco eGalhardo Vasco eGalhardo Joana eGuimarães Joana eGuimarães Deolinda eLima Deolinda eLima |
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Pain in Portuguese patients with multiple sclerosis. |
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Pain in Portuguese patients with multiple sclerosis. |
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Pain in Portuguese patients with multiple sclerosis. |
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Pain in Portuguese patients with multiple sclerosis. |
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Pain in Portuguese patients with multiple sclerosis. |
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pain in portuguese patients with multiple sclerosis. |
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Frontiers in Neurology |
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Early reports often ignored pain as an important symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS). Pain prevalence figures in MS from European countries other than Portugal range between 40% and 65%. To our knowledge there is no published data in English on pain in MS in Portugal. We describe the demographic and clinical characteristics, with an emphasis on pain, of 85 MS patients followed-up in a Portuguese hospital, contributing to pain epidemiology in MS. Patients were interviewed sequentially after their regular appointments at the MS clinic; patients with pain completed The Brief Pain Inventory and The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ). The prevalence of pain found was 34%. Headache and back pain were the most common anatomical sites described, followed by upper and lower limbs. Intensity of pain in an 11-point scale was, for the maximum pain intensity 6.7±1.8, for the minimum pain intensity 2.2±2.0, for the mean pain intensity 4.5±1.5 and for the actual pain intensity 2.4±2.9. Pain interfered significantly with general activity, mood, work, social relations and enjoyment of life. All MS patients with pain employed words from both the sensory and affective categories of the MPQ to describe it. Patient pain descriptions’ included the word hot-burning in 59% of the cases, common in the report of central pain, but neuropathic pain medications were only used by 10% of them. Pain is an important symptom in Portuguese patients with MS, not only because of the high prevalence found, concordant with other European countries, but also because of its interference with quality-of-life. |
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Epidemiology Europe Multiple Sclerosis Pain quality-of-life |
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