The characteristics of pain and dysesthesia in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy.

Sandra Sif GylfadottirMustapha ItaniAlexander Gramm KristensenPáll KarlssonThomas KrøigårdDavid L BennettHatice TankisiNiels Trolle AndersenTroels Staehelin JensenSøren Hein SindrupNanna Brix Finnerup

Published in: PloS one (2022)

There was a gradient of increasing sensory loss from DPN without dysesthesia/pain to dysesthetic DPN and to painful DPN. Pain and dysesthesia are common in DPN and both interfere with daily life. It is therefore important to consider dysesthesia when diagnosing and treating patients with neuropathy.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
type diabetes
physical activity
spinal cord injury
postoperative pain
wound healing