Research Article
Central Poststroke Pain: Its Profile among Stroke Survivors in Kano, Nigeria
Table 4
Showing abnormal pain sensation of the participants.
| | Variable | N | % |
| | Pain description | | | | Burning | 5 | 62.5 | | Electric shock | 2 | 25.0 | | Knifelike | 1 | 12.5 | | Sensation description | | | | Pins and needles | 4 | 44.4 | | Numb | 2 | 22.2 | | Tingling | 3 | 33.3 | | Sensory abnormalities | | | | Allodynia | 5 | 62.5 | | Pinprick hyperalgesia | 5 | 25.0 | | Cold hyperalgesia | 2 | 12.5 | | Heat hyperalgesia | 2 | 12.5 |
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N: frequency; %: percentage.
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