Sensory Function and Chronic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis

Table 6

Use of analgesics and medication that might be related to sensory disturbances (medication “sensory”) between MS patients with and without sensory disturbances.

Analgesics/medication related to sensory disturbances	MS group with sensory disturbances		MS group without sensory disturbances		Statistics
	n	%	n	%	χ^2(1)	Fisher’s exact test
Analgesics
Baclofen	9	30	9	36	0.22	0.77
Paracetamol	8	26.7	7	28	0.01	1.00
Diclofenac	2	6.5	0	0	1.67	0.50
Naproxen	1	3.3	0	0	0.85	1.00
Ibuprofen	0	0	3	12	3.81	0.09
Cannabis	4	40	0	0	5.44	0.04
Medication “sensory”
Sedatives	15	50	7	28	2.75	0.17
Antipsychotics	3	10	0	0	2.64	0.24
Antidepressives	5	16.7	5	20	0.10	1.00
Anxiolytics	12	40	4	16	3.81	0.08
Neurological disorders	16	53.3	8	32	2.52	0.17