Prevalence of Neuropathic Pain among Patients with Chronic Low-back Pain in the Arabian Gulf Region Assessed Using the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs Pain Scale  

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El Sissi, W. ; Arnaout, A. ; Chaarani, M.W. ; Fouad, M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Journal of International Medical Research vol. 38 no. 06 (Nov. 2010), page 2135-2145.
Topik: PAIN; Low-Back Pain; Neuropathic Pain; Prolapsed Disc; Disc Degeneration; Arabian Gulf
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This prospective, multicentre, epidemiological study was designed to assess the prevalence of neuropathic pain among adults with chronic low-back pain (LBP) in the Arabian Gulf region. A total of 1134 patients recruited from the outpatient medical setting were assessed using the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) Pain Scale. A LANSS Pain Scale score = 12 was used to differentiate between patients with a neuropathic contribution to their pain and those with nociceptive pain only. Using this criterion, 628 patients (55%) were classified as having neuropathic pain. Factors associated with neuropathic pain included advanced age, female gender and diabetes with or without hypertension. It was concluded that neuropathic pain is a major contributor to chronic LBP in the Gulf region, and that the LANSS Pain Scale is a practical and rapidly administered screening test for distinguishing the relative contributions of neuropathic and nociceptive pain in patients with chronic LBP that resulted in the use of a more appropriate treatment.

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