The Relationship Between Pain Level and Quality of Life And Sleep Disorder in Patients with Central Post-Stroke Pain

Abstract

Objective: Stroke is the third most common cause of death and the first cause of disability worldwide. Central post-stroke pain (CPSP) resultingfrom the dysfunction or primary lesion of the central nervous system after stroke is a common syndrome.Methods: A total of 75 (31 female and 44 male) patients with ischemic stroke were included in the study. Of the patients, 28 (12 women and16 men) experienced central pain within 1 year after ischemic stroke.Results: The pain assessment of the patients was performed using the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) painscale and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) and EQ-5D VAS life quality assessment conductedin the group with central pain indicated a statistically significant correlation in the quality of life (QoL) in both measurements as the VAS levelincreased(p≤0.001 and p≤0.001, respectively). Similarly, it was identified that the QoL (EQ-5D and EQ-5D VAS) was lower in the group withLANSS≥12 thaninthe group with LANSS