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1 Techniques to reduce shoulder pain after laparoscopic surgery for benign gynaecological disease: a systematic review Gynecological Surgery, May 13, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
2 Massage Therapy for Neck and Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Full Text Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , May 13, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
3 A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Yoga for Low Back Pain The Clinical Journal of Pain, May 13, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
4 The effect of magnesium added to levobupivacaine for femoral nerve block on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
5 Oral choline supplementation for postoperative pain British Journal of Anesthesia, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
6 Does Acetaminophen Activate Endogenous Pain Inhibition in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis? A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Cross-over Trial Full Text Pain Physician, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
7 Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Multicenter, Randomized, Patient-Assessor Blind, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial Spine, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
8 Opioid Use in Fibromyalgia Is Associated with Negative Health Related Measures in a Prospective Cohort Study Full Text Pain Research and Treatment, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
9 Caffeine as an Adjuvant Therapy to Opioids in Cancer Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
10 Efficacy of Intravenous Paracetamol and Dexketoprofen on Postoperative Pain and Morphine Consumption After a Lumbar Disk Surgery Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology , May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
11 Creatine supplementation in fibromyalgia: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial Arthritis Care & Research , May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
12 Can treatment success with 5% lidocaine medicated plaster be predicted in cancer pain with neuropathic components or trigeminal neuropathic pain Full Text Journal of Pain Research, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
13 Percutaneous Nerve Stimulation in Chronic Neuropathic Pain Patients due to Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study Pain Practice, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
14 Opioid administration following spinal cord injury: Implications for pain and locomotor recovery Experimental Neurology, May 2, 2013 Review Article
15 Burden of spinal cord injury-related neuropathic pain in the United States: retrospective chart review and cross-sectional surveyOpen Spinal Cord, May 2, 2013 Review Article
16 Central functional response to the novel peptide cannabinoid, hemopressin Neuropharmacology, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
17 Chronic tension-type headache is associated with impaired motor learning Cephalalgia, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
18 CYP2D6*2 Polymorphism as a Predictor of Failed Outpatient Tramadol Therapy in Postherpetic Neuralgia Patients American Journal of Therapeutics, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
19 Microvascular Decompression for Classic Trigeminal Neuralgia: Determination of Minimum Clinically Important Difference in Pain Improvement for Patient Reported Outcomes Neurosurgery, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
20 Percutaneous vertebroplasty in a series of myasthenic patients with steroid-induced symptomatic vertebral fractures Neurological Sciences, May 2, 2013 Review Article
21 Compliance and Persistence of Antidepressants Versus Anticonvulsants in Patients With Neuropathic Pain During the First Year of Therapy The Clinical Journal of Pain, April 20, 2013 Clinical Article
22 The comorbidity of insomnia, chronic pain, and depression: Dopamine as a putative mechanism Sleep Medicine Reviews , April 20, 2013 Clinical Article
23 Inability to self-report pain after a stroke: a population-based study Pain, April 20, 2013 Clinical Article
24 Facilitated temporal processing of pain and defective supraspinal control of pain in cluster headache Pain, April 20, 2013 Clinical Article
25 A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial of Local Methylcobalamin Injection for Subacute Herpetic Neuralgia Pain Medicine, April 20, 2013 Clinical Article
26 Muscle Hyperalgesia Correlates With Motor Function in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1 The Journal of Pain, April 20, 2013 Clinical Article
27 Cultural modulation of the neural correlates of emotional pain perception: The role of other-focusedness Neuropsychologia, April 20, 2013 Clinical Article
28 Cortical excitability changes after high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for central post-stroke pain Pain, April 20, 2013 Clinical Article
29 Upregulation of T-type Ca2+ Channels in Primary Sensory Neurons in Spinal Nerve Injury Spine, April 20, 2013 Review Article
30 Experience and Challenges Presented by a Multicenter Crossover Study of Combination Analgesic Therapy for the Treatment of Painful HIV-Associated Polyneuropathies Pain Medicine, April 20, 2013 Clinical Article
31 Single dose oral ibuprofen plus codeine for acute postoperative pain in adults Cochrane Reviews, April 9, 2013 Review Article
32 Oxcarbazepine for neuropathic pain Cochrane Reviews, April 9, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
33 Efficacy and safety of short-term use of COX-2 inhibitors in patients after an acute stroke with musculoskeletal pain Full Text Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology, April 9, 2013 Clinical Article
34 Small fibre pathology in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome Brain, March 29, 2013 Clinical Article
35 3D CT-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain Practice, March 29, 2013 Clinical Article
36 After-effects of cognitive control on pain European Journal of Pain, March 29, 2013 Clinical Article
37 Diagnosis of partial complex regional pain syndrome type 1 of the hand: retrospective study of 16 cases and literature review Full Text BMC Neurology, March 29, 2013 Review Article
38 Pain and hospice care in nursing home residents with dementia and terminal cancer Geriatrics and Gerontology International, March 29, 2013 Clinical Article
39 Pulsed and Conventional Radiofrequency Treatment: Which Is Effective for Dental Procedure-Related Symptomatic Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain Medicine, March 29, 2013 Review Article
40 Spinal Cord Stimulation as Treatment for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Should Be Considered Earlier Than Last Resort Therapy Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, March 29, 2013 Clinical Article
41 Novel therapeutic strategy to prevent chemotherapy-induced persistent sensory neuropathy by TRPA1 blockade Cancer Research, March 29, 2013 Clinical Article
42 Differences in cortical coding of heat evoked pain beyond the perceived intensity: An fMRI and EEG study Human Brain Mapping, March 29, 2013 Clinical Article
43 Improvement of Pain, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Chronic Pain Patients With Vitamin D Supplementation The Clinical Journal of Pain, March 18, 2013 Review Article
44 The Costs and Consequences of Adequately Managed Chronic Non-Cancer Pain and Chronic Neuropathic Pain Pain Practice, March 18, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
45 The stress model of chronic pain: evidence from basal cortisol and hippocampal structure and function in humans Brain, March 18, 2013 Review Article
46 Analgesic Efficacy of High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, March 18, 2013 Review Article
47 Sensory Small Fiber Function Differentially Assessed with Diode Laser (DL) Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) in Painful Neuropathy (PN) Pain Medicine, March 7, 2013 Clinical Article
48 Novel Spinal Cord Stimulation Parameters in Patients with Predominant Back Pain Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, February 24, 2013 Review Article
49 Restoration of altered somatosensory cortical representation with spinal cord stimulation therapy in a patient with complex regional pain syndrome: a magnetoencephalography case study Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, February 24, 2013
In a study involving 87,025 postmenopausal women in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, there were 1049 incident cases of ischemic stroke over 663,041 person-years of follow-up. Women in the highest quintile of trans fat intake were at increased risk of ischemic stroke (HR = 1.39) compared with women in the lowest quintile of trans fat intake. Aspirin use modulated the effect of trans fats; ASA users and ASA non-users had HRs for ischemic stroke of 0.95 and 1.66, respectively. Saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fat intake were not associated with ischemic stroke.
Read the article summaryAs published in the Journal of Neurological Sciences, increase tea consumption (> 4 cups/d), and diet consisting of hot and spicy foods, and weight gain increase the likelihood of chronicity in patients with episodic migraines. During a 12-month prospective study involving 188 patients with episodic migraines, 17.7% developed chronic, daily migraines. Other risk factors included low education, a high frequency of headaches, headaches of long duration, allodynia, and increased symptomatic treatment of headaches.
Read the article summaryIn a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the calcium channel antagonist, ginsenoside-Rd, has been shown to improve functional outcomes in patients (n=386) with acute ischemic strokes. The patients received a 14-day infusion of ginsenoside-Rd within 72 hours of stroke onset. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Score was improved at 15 days and the modified Rankin score was improved at 90 days (OR = 1.74).
Read the article summary1 Oxcarbazepine for neuropathic pain Cochrane Reviews, April 2, 2013 Review Article
2 Dietary calcium intake and risk of stroke: a dose-response meta-analysis American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 5, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
3 The relationship between serum levels of vitamin D and migraine Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, March 12, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
4 Association of statin use with risk of dementia: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies Geriatrics and Gerontology International, March 8, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
5 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score and Vessel Occlusion in 2152 Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Stroke, March 29, 2013
6 A Randomized Trial of Intravenous Ketorolac Versus Intravenous Metoclopramide Plus Diphenhydramine for Tension-Type and All Nonmigraine, Noncluster Recurrent Headaches Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 9, 2013
7 Dietary Fiber Intake and Risk of First Stroke Stroke, April 23, 2013
8 Efficacy and safety of dabigatran etexilate and warfarin in real world patients with atrial fibrillation: A prospective nationwide cohort study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 15, 2013
9 Novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: a focus on the older patient International Journal of General Medicine, April 11, 2013 Free full text
10 Treatment with statins and ischemic stroke severity Neurology, April 25, 2013
11 Statins Reduce Neurologic Injury in Asymptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Patients Stroke, April 2, 2013
12 One-Year Progression of Moderate Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Predicts the Risk of Vascular Events Stroke, March 15, 2013
13 Use of Common Migraine Treatments in Breast-Feeding Women: A Summary of Recommendations Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, March 28, 2013 Review Article
14 A prospective multicenter comparison of levetiracetam versus phenytoin for early posttraumatic seizure prophylaxis The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 4, 2013
15 Risk of ischemic stroke with the use of risperidone, quetiapine and olanzapine in elderly patients: a population-based, case-crossover study Journal of Psychopharmacology, April 9, 2013
16 The Stroke Hyperglycemia Insulin Network Effort (SHINE) trial protocol: a randomized, blinded, efficacy trial of standard vs. intensive hyperglycemia management in acute stroke International Journal of Stroke, April 3, 2013
17 Inhaled Sevoflurane May Promote Progression of Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Prospective, Randomized Parallel-Group Study The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, April 23, 2013
18 Coronary Artery Calcification Is an Independent Stroke Predictor in the General Population Stroke, April 5, 2013
19 Long-term Mortality After Stroke Among Adults Aged 18 to 50 Years JAMA, April 12, 2013
20 The obesity paradox in stroke: Lower mortality and lower risk of readmission for recurrent stroke in obese stroke patients International Journal of Stroke, March 22, 2013
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