Post-stroke complicated pain
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Post-stroke pain.
Pain is one of the most troublesome sequelae of stroke, occurring in 19-74% of patients. A portion of this post-stroke pain is caused by the brain lesion itself; this is called 'central post-stroke pain' (CPSP). Although the prevalence of CPSP among stroke patients is low (1-8%), the persistent, often treatment-refractory, painful sensations can be a major problem, decreasing the affected patie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ağrı - The Journal of The Turkish Society of Algology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1300-0012
DOI: 10.5505/agri.2015.08860