title: [Painful syndromes connected with disseminated sclerosis].
abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is frequently regarded as a painless condition. A review of the literature reveals that approximately 2/3 of the patients with multiple sclerosis will experience painful syndromes during the course of disease and that these are associated with the disease. Acute syndromes are described: Trigeminal neuralgia, Lhermitte's sign, optic neuritis and tonic seizure. Chronic syndromes: Dysaesthesia, pain in extremities, muscular spasms, low back pain and headache. The frequency, causes and suggestions for treatment are mentioned. A Danish investigation has revealed that only 42% of a representative section of DS patients received adequate treatment for pain. It is thus concluded that optimal treatment of pain in MS patients is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Odense Sygehus, Klinisk neuro-psykiatrisk forskningsenhed.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stenager
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Knudsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006261:Headache / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D059408:Pain Management; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Smertesyndromer forbundet med dissemineret sklerose.