Pain, especially neuropathic pain, in adults with spina bifida, and its relation to age, neurological level, completeness, gender and hydrocephalus.

摘要: STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of neuropathic pain in adults with spina bifida, to study relationship between pain, age at examination, gender, completeness injury, neurological level and presence hydrocephalus. METHODS: A total 110 patients bifida who visited spinal cord injury outpatient clinic Spinalis were included. At yearly check-up they underwent examination by a physiotherapist neurologist interviewed about character, temporal profile localization. The divided into 2 groups; (n = 57) without hydrocephalus 53). Pain was classified as when it an area decreased sensibility had no correlation movement and/or inflammatory signs. Results analysed chi2 analysis Fisher's exact test. RESULTS: Twenty-two (20%) experienced nociceptive pain. Neuropathic present 11/110 (10%) patients, these 62% below 13% male 7% female 12% lumbar 10% thoracic level. 9% complete 14% those incomplete 1,7% 19% CONCLUSION: results suggest that is bifida. Careful classification patient's clinically important. more common older patients. Presence not related or