Central Poststroke Pain: Its Profile among Stroke Survivors in Kano, Nigeria

Table 1

Summary of the demographic characteristics and pain scores of participants diagnosed with CPSP.

Variable	N	%
Patients diagnosed with CPSP	6 out of 120	5
Male with CPSP	4 out of 57	7
Female with CPSP	2 out of 63	3.2
Mean age	59.3 ± 9.4
Mean period of onset of stroke	11 ± 5.7 months
Mean period of pain onset	4.2 ± 4.3 months
Mean VAS score	6.2 ± 1.2
Average DN4 scores	5.5 ± 1.0
Average LANNS scores	16.2 ± 2.1

N: frequency; %: percentage; DN4: douleur neuropathique 4 questions; LANSS: Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs.