Neuromodulation for central post-stroke pain: mechanism, safety and outcome KU Leuven
Approximately 8% of stroke patients develop central post stroke pain (CPSP). CPSP is a specific type of neuropathic pain, resulting directly from an ischaemic or haemorrhagic brain injury along the pain circuitry. CPSP is usually severe and chronic, and has a profound impact on quality of life, sometimes even leading to suicidality. Although there is level 1 evidence for several neuropathic analgesics, the numbers needed to treat are high, ...