Central poststroke pain: current diagnosis and treatment Journal Article

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Authors: Flaster, M.; Meresh, E; Rao, M; Biller, J
Article Title: Central poststroke pain: current diagnosis and treatment
Abstract: Central post-stroke pain syndrome (CPSP) is a debilitating sequel that can follow thalamic sensory stroke. Less well recognized, CPSP follows lateral medullary stroke and parietal cortical stroke and may develop anywhere along the spinothalamic or trigemino-thalamic pathways. Patients describe sharp, stabbing, or burning pain and experience hyperpathia and especially allodynia. Although CPSP was first described over 100 years ago, CPSP is too frequently underrecognized. It is treatable disorder. Pharmacological therapy, magnetic stimulation, and invasive electrical stimulation are reviewed and recommendations made.
Journal Title: Topics in stroke rehabilitation
Volume: 20
Issue: 2
ISSN: 1074-9357; 1074-9357
Publisher: Unknown  
Journal Place: United States
Date Published: 2013
Start Page: 116
End Page: 123
Language: eng
DOI/URL:

10.1310/tsr2002-116

10.1310/tsr2002-116
Notes: ID: 12910; JID: 9439750; ppublish