Table 2.
Summary of studies on the prevalence and features of pain among patients with Parkinson's disease.
| Study design | Number of patients and controls | Assessment methods | Frequency of pain | Feature and location of pain | |
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| Nègre-Pagès et al. [14] | Observational | 450 | Visual analogue scale | 278 patients (61.8%) |
PD related (167 patients)
Other types (111 patients) |
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| Defazio et al. [15] | Case control | 402 | Visual analogue scale | 281 patients (69.9%) and 199 controls (62.8%) |
Nondystonic (267 patients)
Dystonic and nondystonic (14 patients) |
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| Beiske et al. [1] | Observational | 176 | Structured interview (SF-36) | 147 patients (83%) | Musculoskeletal (103 patients) Dystonic (59 patients) Radicular (0 patients) Central (15 patients) |
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| Valkovic et al. [16] | Observational | 100 | Brief Pain Inventory Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs |
76 patients (76%) | Musculoskeletal (41%) Radicular (27%) Central (22%) Dystonic (17%) Others (31%) |
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| Tinazzi et al. [17] | Observational | 117 | Visual analogue scale | 47 patients (40%) | Dystonic (19 patients) Musculoskeletal (22 patients) Radicular (4 patients) Central (2 patients) |