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Direct Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A 30-Year Review.

Oct 26, 2020

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), formerly known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), is a difficult to treat condition characterized by debilitating pain and limitations in functional ability....

S100B and Neuron Specific Enolase Levels in Episodic and Chronic Migraine.

Oct 26, 2020

In recent years, radiological and biochemical data has emerged regarding the development of cellular damage in the brain of patients with migraine, calling into question what has traditionally been ac...

Demographics, Headache Features, and Comorbidity Profiles in Relation to Headache Frequency in People With Migraine: Results of the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention (AMPP) Study.

Oct 26, 2020

Migraine is typically divided into 2 headache frequency denominated categories, episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM). Characterizing more narrow headache day frequency groups may be of val...

Migraine Patients With Cardiovascular Disease and Contraindications: An Analysis of Real-World Claims Data.

Oct 26, 2020

Triptans, the most commonly prescribed acute treatments for migraine attacks are, per FDA labeling, contraindicated in cardiovascular (CV) disease patients and have warnings and precautions for those ...

Neuromagnetic Amygdala Response to Pain-Related Fear as a Brain Signature of Fibromyalgia.

Oct 26, 2020

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain condition characterized by impaired emotional regulation. This study explored the brain response to pain-related fear as a potential brain signature of FM.We used a...

Preliminary Evidence for the Fibromyalgia Integrative Training Program (FIT Teens) Improving Strength and Movement Biomechanics in Juvenile Fibromyalgia: Secondary Analysis and Results from a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.

Oct 26, 2020

Current therapies for Juvenile Fibromyalgia (JFM), such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), improve pain coping but are less effective for pain reduction or engagement in physical activity. The Fib...

The Respiratory Impact of Novel Therapies for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Oct 26, 2020

The phenotype of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) has been changing with the recent availability of three FDA-approved treatments: intrathecal Nusinersen, intravenous Onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi and en...

Spinal dural leaks in patients with infratentorial superficial siderosis of the central nervous system Refinement of a diagnostic algorithm.

Oct 26, 2020

Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a sporadic finding in magnetic resonance imaging, resulting from recurrent bleedings into the subarachnoid space. This study aimed to determine t...

Investigating the Effects of Cuing Medication Availability on Patient-controlled Analgesia Pump Usage in Pediatric Patients: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Oct 26, 2020

The study of Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) behaviors has led to greater understanding of factors that affect the pain experience. Although PCA behaviors can be influenced by cues to medication av...

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Assessment of Brain Metabolite Concentrations in Individuals with Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorder: A Cross-sectional Study.

Oct 26, 2020

Pathophysiologic mechanisms underpinning ongoing pain in whiplash associated disorder (WAD) are not well understood, however alterations in brain morphology and function have been observed in this pop...

Toward Understanding Movement-evoked Pain (MEP) and its Measurement: A Scoping Review.

Oct 26, 2020

Individuals with chronic pain conditions often report movement as exacerbating pain. An increasing number of researchers and clinicians have recognized the importance of measuring and distinguishing b...

Prevalence of sports-related spinal injury stratified by competition level and return to play guidelines.

Oct 26, 2020

Spinal injury is among the most severe and feared injuries an athlete may face. We present an up-to-date review of the recent literature, stratifying recommendations based on injury location (cervical...

FGF21 Enhances Therapeutic Efficacy and Reduces Side Effects of Dexamethasone in Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Oct 26, 2020

In order to investigate efficacy of FGF21 combine dexamethasone (Dex) on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) meanwhile reduce side effects of dexamethasone. We used combination therapy (Dex 15 mg/kg + FGF21 0.2...

Overcoming Current Dilemma in Cartilage Regeneration: Will Direct Conversion Provide a Breakthrough?

Oct 26, 2020

Direct reprogramming/direct conversion/transdifferentiation is a process that induces conversion between completely different matured (differentiated) cells in higher organisms. Unlike the process of ...

Low dose IL-2 suppress osteoclastogenesis in collagen-induced arthritis via JNK dependent pathway.

Oct 26, 2020

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common chronic immune joint diseases, mainly involving blood vessels and small joints. The complex pathogenesis of RA greatly increases the difficulty of t...

Association between migraine and cryptogenic ischemic stroke in young adults.

Oct 22, 2020

To assess the association between migraine and cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS) in young adults, with subgroup analyses stratified by sex and presence of patent foramen ovale (PFO).We prospectively e...

Long-Term Effects of Self-Administered Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Episodic Migraine Prevention: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Oct 22, 2020

Migraine is a multifactorial neurovascular disorder, which affects about 12% of the general population. In episodic migraine, the visual cortex revealed abnormal processing, most likely due to decreas...

Reliability and validity of the 6-item Headache Impact Test in chronic migraine from the PROMISE-2 study.

Oct 22, 2020

We examined the reliability and validity of the 6-item Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) specifically on patients with chronic migraine (CM) from the PROMISE-2 clinical trial.The conceptual framework of HI...

Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Treatment for Fibromyalgia Based on Pain Neuroscience Education, Exercise Therapy, Psychological Support, and Nature Exposure (NAT-FM): A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.

Oct 22, 2020

A recent study (FIBROWALK has supported the effectiveness of a multicomponent treatment based on pain neuroscience education (PNE), exercise therapy (TE), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindf...

Subphenotyping depression using machine learning and electronic health records.

Oct 22, 2020

To identify depression subphenotypes from Electronic Health Records (EHRs) using machine learning methods, and analyze their characteristics with respect to patient demographics, comorbidities, and me...

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