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ReviewNoro psikiyatri arsivi2018

Measurement of Pain in Multiple Sclerosis.

Muharrem Anıl Gürkan, Fulya Tuzcu Gürkan

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Review in Noro psikiyatri arsivi, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 85% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Impact of Depression, Fatigue, and Pain on Quality of Life in Slovak Multiple Sclerosis Patients.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Muharrem Anıl GürkanNeurology Clinic, Kemalpaşa State Hospital, Kemalpaşa, İzmir, Turkey.
Fulya Tuzcu GürkanEge University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
Ege University · TRState Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

life is pain. It is important to determine the features and the measurement of pain. Common types of pain are described in multiple sclerosis. One-dimensional and multi-dimensional pain scales, which are also used in different painful diseases, are used in the measurement of these pain. Scoring and recording in one-dimensional pain scales are easy and a better measurement is achieved in acute pain. However, the disadvantage of these scales is that they do not give detailed information about the nature of the pain. Multidimensional pain scales are used in chronic and complex pain. Multidimensional scales have some disadvantage about application by patients because of complexity. The development of specific scales for the better measurement of pain in multiple sclerosis is important for the effective treatment of pain in patients.

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Multiple Sclerosispainpain measurement

Identifiers

PMID30692858
PMCPMC6278619
OpenAlexW2894850366

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Registered trials

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