1Professor, Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India
2Senior Resident, Department of Neurology, Banaras Hindu University, India
3Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India
*Corresponding author: Dr Rameshwar Nath Chaurasia (DM), Professor, Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, U.P (India). E_mail: goforrameshwar@gmail.com
Online published on 13 November, 2019.
Post stroke pain (PSP) is one of the most common but understudied consequence of stroke along with depression, cognitive impairment and poor quality of life. The aim of current study is to see the prevalence and intensity of post stroke pain after 03 months.
The present study was a hospital based prospective study. For this study data was collected from stroke patients admitted in Neurology ward during Oct, 2015 to April, 2017. Total 200 patients were included in this study. VAS scale was used for measurement of intensity of post stroke pain after 03 months. Chi square test was used to see independence between two variables.
The prevalence of pain among stroke survivors is 25% at 03 months after onset of stroke. Average VAS score was 6.12 and standard deviation 1.76. Majority of the patients reported moderate to severe pain. Association between age, gender, type of stroke, territory of lesion are not significant predictors of pain intensity.
Post stroke pain is still an underestimated consequence of stroke which results in impairment of daily activities of life and further deteriorates quality of life, which affects restoration process negatively. Stroke patients having lesion in the thalamic region are more prone to develop post stroke pain. Therefore, pain management should be integrated with stroke treatment of patients.
VAS Score, Central Post Stroke Pain, Thalamus
