Post Stroke Pain: Identification, Assessment, and Therapy
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Post stroke pain: identification, assessment, and therapy.
BACKGROUND Pain is a common complication after stroke and is associated with the presence of depression, cognitive dysfunction, and impaired quality of life. It remains underdiagnosed and undertreated, despite evidence that effective treatment of pain may improve function and quality of life. SUMMARY We provide an overview of the means for clinical assessment and risk factors for the developm...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cerebrovascular Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1015-9770,1421-9786
DOI: 10.1159/000375397