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  • Bolečinski sindromi pri multipli sklerozi = Pain syndromes in multiple sclerosis
    Freitag, Tina ; Meh, Duška
    Objectives: Patients suffering from multiple sclerosis develop a myriad of symptoms which are the consequence of the demyelinating process, and one of the most disturbing symptoms is pain. The ... purpose of this article is to describe the various pain syndromes affecting patients with multiple sclerosis, as well as the methods of physiotherapy for reduction of pain. Acute, subacute and chronic pain syndromes are discribed. Methods: A review of professional literature has been done with the help of the internet and different browsers (Scirus, Web of Science, PubMed) and libraries. Articles since 1984 on have been collected. Results: Pain and multiple sclerosis are often connected as the newest researches prove that pain affects 13-80 % patients with multiple sclerosis. At 20 % of patients, pain is one of the first symptoms. Among the acute pain syndromes the most frequently occurring pain is trigeminal neuralgia. Chronic pain are the worst, especially the dysesthetic pain in the limbs. Many patients confront the pain already in the early stages of the disease. The pain is more frequent at patients who have been ill for quite some time and spastic patients. Conclusion: Recently pain as a symptom of multiple sclerosis has been given more serious treatment and attention as it can seriously affect the quality of the patient's life, physically as well as psychologically.
    Source: Fizioterapija. - ISSN 1318-2102 (Letn. 13, št. 1, julij 2005, str. 26-30)
    Type of material - article, component part ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2005
    Language - slovenian
    COBISS.SI-ID - 610921

source: Fizioterapija. - ISSN 1318-2102 (Letn. 13, št. 1, julij 2005, str. 26-30)
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