Table 2. Pain-related features in patients with central post-stroke pain (n=24).
| mean±SD, n (%), median (max/min) | |
|---|---|
| Duration of pain (months) | 2.3±0.9 (1–4) |
| Localization of pain | |
| Extremity/Face and extremity/Body and extremity/Face, body and extremity | 9 (37.5) /5 (20.8) /1 (4.2)/ 9 (37.5) |
| Characteristics of pain | |
| Burning | 1 (4.2) |
| Pricking | 1 (4.2) |
| Burning and pricking | 14 (58.3) |
| Burning and lacerating | 1 (4.2) |
| Burning, pricking and throbbing | 2 (8.3) |
| Burning, aching and throbbing | 3 (12.5) |
| Aching and lacerating | 2 (8.3) |
| Relationship with activity | |
| Decreasing/Stable | 10 (41.6)/ 8 (58.3) |
| Rhythm of pain | |
| Morning/Evening /Night | 6 (25)/ 2 (8.3)/ 16 (66.6) |
| Treatment | |
| Only anticonvulsant | 13 (54.6) |
| Anticonvulsant plus NSAID | 5 (30.0) |
| Anticonvulsant plus opioids | 4 (16.8) |
| Anticonvulsant plus NSAID plus opioids | 2 (8.4) |
| VAS scores | 7.5±1.0 |
| LANSS scores | 9.5 (18/0) |
CPSP: central poststroke pain, NSAID: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, VAS: Visual Analog Scale, LANSS: Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs, n: number. Data are given as mean ± standard deviation, ratio and median (max/min)