Research Article
Central Poststroke Pain: Its Profile among Stroke Survivors in Kano, Nigeria
Table 2
Showing pain characteristics of participants with CPSP.
| | N | % |
| Pain locations | | | Hemibody | 1 | 9.1 | Inferior upper limb | 2 | 18.2 | Inferior lower limbs (leg & foot) | 2 | 18.2 | Superior upper limb (arm) | 1 | 9.1 | Lower limbs | 2 | 18.2 | Hands | 1 | 9.1 | Shoulder | 1 | 9.1 | Pain onset | | | Immediately after stroke | 1 | 16.7 | Within 3 months after stroke | 3 | 50 | Six months after stroke | 2 | 33.3 | Pain intensity (VAS scores) | | | Moderate (4–7) | 5 | 83.3 | Severe (8–10) | 1 | 16.7 | Pain frequency | | | Continuous | 4 | 66.7 | Intermittent | 2 | 33.3 | Pain change from onset | | | Yes | 4 | 66.7 | No | 2 | 33.3 | Other poststroke pains | | | Shoulder pain | 5 | 50 | Headache | 1 | 10 | Spasticity-related pain | 2 | 20 | Joint pain | 2 | 20 |
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N: frequency; %: percentage.
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