Search for dissertations about: "Central post stroke pain"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Central post stroke pain.

  2. 1. Living with Long-Term Pain after a Stroke

    Author : Marita Widar; Gerd Ahlström; Anna-Christina Ek; Fannie Gaston-Johansson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : stroke; central pain; chronic pain; neuropathic pain; nociceptive pain; shoulder; pain; tension-type headache; pain assessment; disability; activities of daily living; coping; health-related quality of life; mood; caring; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to classify and describe long-term pain two years after a stroke and to describe the experiences of pain, and the consequences it has on the persons’ lives. The studies were conducted from a multidimensional perspective on pain, combining quantitative and qualitative methods. READ MORE

  4. 2. Neuropathic pain : somatosensory functions related to spontaneous ongoing pain, mechanical allodynia and pain relief

    Author : Åsa Landerholm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Peripheral neuropathic pain; Central post stroke pain; Dynamic mechanical allodynia; Static mechanical allodynia; Dysesthesia; Quantitative sensory testing; Spinal cord stimulation.;

    Abstract : Introduction and aim: Patients with neuropathic pain suffer from spontaneous ongoing pain and from abnormal stimulus-evoked pain, e.g., allodynia. READ MORE

  5. 3. On the function endogenous pain controlling systems in healthy subjects and patients with peripheral or central neuropathic pain

    Author : Birgitta Tuveson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Painful peripheral neuropathy; Central post-stroke pain; Dynamic mechanical allodynia; Endogenous pain modulation; Heterotopic noxious conditioning stimulation; Quantitative sensory testing; Ondansetron;

    Abstract : Introduction and aim: Activity in the nociceptive system is modulated by descending inhibitory and facilitatory supraspinal endogenous control. Altered balance between inhibition and facilitation has been suggested to at least partly explain the maintenance of some persistent pain conditions. READ MORE

  6. 4. Women on sick leave for long-term musculoskeletal pain : Factors associated with work ability, well-being and return to work

    Author : Mamunur Rashid; Annika Nilsson; Marja-Leena Kristofferzon; Marina Heiden; Katja Boersma; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Biopsychosocial model; musculoskeletal pain; postal survey; prognostic factors; return to work; sick leave; women of working age; work ability and well-being; inget Strategiskt forskningsområde SFO ; no Strategic Research Area SFO ;

    Abstract : Background: Taking sick leave (SL) for long-term musculoskeletal pain (MSP), predominantly in the neck, shoulders and back, is common among women in Sweden. Long-term MSP affects their daily life and causes impaired work ability and long-term SL. READ MORE

  7. 5. Neuropathic Pain; Quality of Life, Sensory Assessments and Pharmacological Treatments

    Author : Ann Kvarnström; Torsten Gordh; Rolf Karlsten; Per Hansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anaesthesiology and intensive care; neuropathic pain; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; Anaesthetics and intensive care; Anestesiologi och intensivvård;

    Abstract : Neuropathic pain of central and peripheral origin presents a substantial clinical problem as it is often resistant to pharmacological treatment.The health related quality of life of 126 patients with peripheral neuropathic pain was studied, to provide a cross sectional description from this point of view. READ MORE