Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31720885›Full record

ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports2019

Updates in the Treatment of Post-Stroke Pain.

Alyson R Plecash, Amokrane Chebini, Alvin Ip, Joshua J Lai, Andrew A Mattar, Jason Randhawa, Thalia S Field

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Review in Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Assessment and Management Practices for Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain Among Rehabilitation Professionals in Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026
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  8. Headache After Stroke: An Update for the Clinician.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alyson R PlecashDivision of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, S169-2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5, Canada.
Amokrane ChebiniDivision of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, S169-2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5, Canada.
Alvin IpDivision of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Joshua J LaiDivision of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, S169-2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5, Canada.
Andrew A MattarDivision of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, S169-2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5, Canada.
Jason RandhawaDivision of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, S169-2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5, Canada.
Thalia S FieldDivision of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, S169-2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5, Canada. thalia.field@ubc.ca.
University of British Columbia · CAVancouver Coastal Health · CA

Funding

CIHR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo provide an overview of the current treatment strategies for common subtypes of post-stroke pain. RECENT

findingsThere is growing research interest in non-pharmacological treatment approaches for chronic pain, including neurostimulation as well as lifestyle and psychosocial interventions. Newer pharmacotherapy research includes cannabinoids and NMDA-receptor antagonists as well as bee venom. Persistent post-stroke headache is an increasingly appreciated entity, though the role of novel chronic migraine treatments for post-stroke headache is not known. Overall, most treatment approaches to post-stroke pain lack high-quality evidence. Stroke survivors are in need of effective treatments based on methodologically sound evidence. To address the interplay of clinical and psychosocial factors that contribute to post-stroke pain, it may be reasonable to adopt a multimodal treatment strategy incorporating both lifestyle interventions and conventional therapies.

Indexed as

HumansPainPain ManagementStrokeHeadacheLifestyleNon-pharmacologicPainSpasticityStrokeTherapy

Identifiers

PMID31720885
OpenAlexW2986434647

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.