High prevalence of neuropathic pain in the hand of patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Objective To describe the pain profile of patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury. Methods We enrolled 65 patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury. The Douleur Neuropathique 4 questionnaire was used to classify pain and the SF-36 was used to evaluate quality of life. Resul...

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Main Authors: Marcus V. B. Santana, Mauro T. Bina, Matheus G. Paz, Scheila N. Santos, Manoel J. Teixeira, Irina Raicher, José V. Martins, Daniel C. Araujo Andrade, Abrahão F. Baptista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016001100895&lng=en&tlng=en