[Pain in the upper extremity after a stroke].
Pain in the upper extremity presenting itself after prior stroke occurs in about 84% patients with hemiplegia. It may result from central/peripheral nervous system pathology or both. The arising and developing pain as well as its degree and pronouncement are thought to be influenced by additional factors such as aphasia, abnormalities in the affected extremity sensibility, depression. Treatment of post-stroke patients with the upper extremity pain syndrome is a difficult problem. Therefore it is essential to determine and, as far as possible, to adequately manage the source of pain since pain is an additional, and sometimes, a dominating factor in the patients' sufferings.
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D001132:Arm; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D059408:Pain Management; D013997:Time Factors