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ArticleArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria2021

Prevalence and characterization of pain in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A.

Helen Azevedo, Henrique Costa, Eduardo Davidovich, Camila Pupe, Osvaldo José Moreira Nascimento

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Article in Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Helen AzevedoUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Departamento de Neurologia, Niterói RJ, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-6600-5221
Henrique CostaUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Departamento de Neurologia, Niterói RJ, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-8541-7494
Eduardo DavidovichUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Departamento de Neurologia, Niterói RJ, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0003-2484-3574
Camila PupeUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Departamento de Neurologia, Niterói RJ, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-9590-435X
Osvaldo José Moreira NascimentoUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Departamento de Neurologia, Niterói RJ, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0003-3516-485X
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Abstract

backgroundCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) is the most common form of hereditary neuropathy.

objectiveTo investigate the prevalence and characteristics of pain in patients with CMT1A.

methodsNineteen patients with a diagnosis of CMT1A were evaluated between September 2018 and October 2019, and other causes of neuropathy were ruled out. The following tools were used for the pain assessment: neurological assessment, LANSS, DN4, clinical evaluation, VAS, CMTNS2 and SF-36. Statistical analysis was performed using prevalence analysis, t test, chi-square test and Spearman's rho.

resultsThe prevalence of pain was 84.2% in the sample of this study, with moderate intensity and nociceptive characteristics according to the LANSS scale (75%) and clinical evaluation (50%), but differing from DN4, which found neuropathic pain in the majority of the patients (56.2%). Mixed pain was also observed in 43.7% of the patients, according to clinical criteria. There was a statistically significant correlation between pain intensity and SF-36, thus demonstrating that the lower the pain was, the lower the impairment was, in all domains.

conclusionPain is a prevalent and important symptom in CMT1A, with moderate intensity and nociceptive characteristics according to two tools, but neuropathic pain is also present, and there may even be a mixed pattern of pain. The correlation of the pain with SF-36 suggests that pain relief could provide improvements to the quality of life of these individuals.

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseNeuralgiaHumansNeurologic ExaminationPrevalenceQuality of Life

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