OBJECTIVES Post-stroke shoulder pain is probably the most frequent complication in hemiplegia and has repercussions on motor rehabilitation and the psychological equilibrium of the patient. The strategies for prevention and treatment are presented. AETIOLOGY Among the various factors contributing to the occurrence of shoulder pain in hemiplegia, some are related to the joint, such as lesion o...

Background: Stroke patients generally have disorders related to decreased functionality, motor disturbances being the most common. One symptom of stroke is sudden weakness one side body on face, arms and legs. Central post-stroke pain a condition central neuropathic arising directly from lesions cerebrovascular somatosensory nervous system. Mirror therapy non-pharmacological in form imaging lim...

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...

Central post-stroke pain syndrome develops in a minority of patients following a stroke. The most usual causative lesion involves the lateral thalamus. The classic presentation is of severe, unrelenting pain that involves the entire contralateral half of the body. It is largely refractory to current treatments. We found that in two patients with this condition their pain was substantially impro...

BACKGROUND Central post-stroke pain (CPSP) is a neuropathic pain syndrome associated with somatosensory abnormalities due to central nervous system lesion following a cerebrovascular insult. Post-stroke pain (PSP) refers to a broader range of clinical conditions leading to pain after stroke, but not restricted to CPSP, including other types of pain such as myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), painfu...

Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the industrialized world and it is estimated that up to 8% of stroke victims suffer from some form of central post-stroke pain (CPSP). Thalamic syndrome is form of central pain that typically results from stroke in the thalamus. In the present study, we describe the development and characterization of a rat model of thalamic CPSP. This model is based...