Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor level in patients with disc induced lumbosacral radiculopathy: Relation to pain severity and functional disability.

Dina Mansour KamelMarwa HassanNoha A ElsawyDoaa HashadAhmed Abdelaziz FayedAbdelrahman Magdy ElhabashyYousra Hisham Abdel-Fattah

Published in: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia (2024)

Increased serum BDNF may be associated with neuropathic pain and acute pain severity in disc induced LSR. However, it may not be related to chronic pain severity or functional disability.

Keyphrases

neuropathic pain
chronic pain
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
drug induced
pain management
high glucose
diabetic rats
liver failure
endothelial cells
oxidative stress
respiratory failure