TY - JOUR
T1 - Pain in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
T2 - A psychological perspective
AU - Pagnini, Francesco
AU - Lunetta, Christian
AU - Banfi, Paolo
AU - Rossi, Gabriella
AU - Fossati, Federica
AU - Marconi, Anna
AU - Castelnuovo, Gianluca
AU - Corbo, Massimo
AU - Molinari, Enrico
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Pain in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is often underestimated and untreated by clinicians and few studies have investigated its specific features and impact. Pain experience was investigated with the Italian Questionnaire of Pain, together with the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire for quality of life (QoL), at a baseline and at a 4-month follow-up. About half of ALS patients reported pain, described as nagging, sore, annoying, boring and exhausting, with periodic but enduring episodes. Pain was related with QoL and its intensity was able to predict QoL worsening. Obtained results indicate the importance of clinical investigation of pain in ALS patients and of the intervention with anti-pain treatment whenever necessary.
AB - Pain in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is often underestimated and untreated by clinicians and few studies have investigated its specific features and impact. Pain experience was investigated with the Italian Questionnaire of Pain, together with the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire for quality of life (QoL), at a baseline and at a 4-month follow-up. About half of ALS patients reported pain, described as nagging, sore, annoying, boring and exhausting, with periodic but enduring episodes. Pain was related with QoL and its intensity was able to predict QoL worsening. Obtained results indicate the importance of clinical investigation of pain in ALS patients and of the intervention with anti-pain treatment whenever necessary.
KW - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
KW - Pain
KW - Quality of Life
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U2 - 10.1007/s10072-011-0888-6
DO - 10.1007/s10072-011-0888-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 22183268
AN - SCOPUS:84869234498
VL - 33
SP - 1193
EP - 1196
JO - Neurological Sciences
JF - Neurological Sciences
SN - 1590-1874
IS - 5
ER -