Impaired pain processing and its association with attention disturbance in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Yumiko HaradaTomohiko NakamuraMasashi SuzukiMasamichi UedaMasaaki HirayamaMasahisa Katsuno

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)

Our results suggest that attention deficit, but not sensory nerve involvement, is a major cause of the alterations in pain-related SEP in patients with ALS.

Keyphrases

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
chronic pain
working memory
pain management
neuropathic pain
postoperative pain