The clinical characteristics of neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 585-589

  Celik, E C ^a   Erhan, B ^a   Lakse, E ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

neuropathic pain; pain intensity; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEEDS ASSESSMENT OF NEUROPATHIC SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS; MALE; MCGILL MELZACK PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864688130     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.26     Document Type: Article

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