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Abnormality of pain sensation

MedGen UID:
869265
Concept ID:
C4023691
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0010832

Definition

Pain is an unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony, whereby the physical part of pain results from nerve stimulation and is often accompanied by an emotional component. This term groups abnormalities in pain sensation presumed to result from abnormalities related to the specific nerve fibers that carry the pain impulses to the brain. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

Örnek S, Zuberbier T, Kocatürk E
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Therapy

Kurotschka PK, Gágyor I, Ebell MH
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Camilleri M
Mayo Clin Proc 2018 Dec;93(12):1858-1872. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.04.032. PMID: 30522596Free PMC Article
Staller K
J Clin Gastroenterol 2018 Jul;52(6):490-501. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001049. PMID: 29794543
Roussos AP, Hirsch AR
Headache 2014 Feb;54(2):378-82. Epub 2013 Apr 1 doi: 10.1111/head.12091. PMID: 23551212

Prognosis

Staller K
J Clin Gastroenterol 2018 Jul;52(6):490-501. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001049. PMID: 29794543
Gibson J, Nouri A, Krueger B, Lakomkin N, Nasser R, Gimbel D, Cheng J
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Stone J, Vermeulen M
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;139:271-281. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801772-2.00024-2. PMID: 27719847
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Neurourol Urodyn 2008;27(4):306-10. doi: 10.1002/nau.20505. PMID: 17828787
Ramaesh K, Stokes J, Henry E, Dutton GN, Dhillon B
Surv Ophthalmol 2007 Jan-Feb;52(1):50-60. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2006.10.004. PMID: 17212990

Clinical prediction guides

Oshima T
Digestion 2024;105(1):26-33. Epub 2023 Aug 18 doi: 10.1159/000532082. PMID: 37598673
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Peyron R, Fauchon C
Rev Neurol (Paris) 2019 Jan-Feb;175(1-2):38-45. Epub 2018 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2018.08.006. PMID: 30318262
Staller K
J Clin Gastroenterol 2018 Jul;52(6):490-501. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001049. PMID: 29794543
Labat JJ, Riant T, Robert R, Amarenco G, Lefaucheur JP, Rigaud J
Neurourol Urodyn 2008;27(4):306-10. doi: 10.1002/nau.20505. PMID: 17828787

Recent systematic reviews

Rittiphairoj T, Roberti G, Michelessi M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Apr 3;4(4):CD007920. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007920.pub4. PMID: 37010901Free PMC Article
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