NeurologiaPub Date : 2025-04-28DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.014
C Jauregui Larrañaga, M Villagrán-García, J Cabello Murgui, M I Barceló Artigues, E Bargay Pizarro, M C Gil Alzueta, I Esparragosa Vázquez, L Bataller Alberola, R Velasco Fargas, M E Erro Aguirre
{"title":"Complexity of neuro-oncological in-hospital consultations: a multicentre study.","authors":"C Jauregui Larrañaga, M Villagrán-García, J Cabello Murgui, M I Barceló Artigues, E Bargay Pizarro, M C Gil Alzueta, I Esparragosa Vázquez, L Bataller Alberola, R Velasco Fargas, M E Erro Aguirre","doi":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Oncological patients may require evaluation by a neurologist when they are admitted to hospital. The aim of our study was to determine the frequency and characteristics of hospital interconsultations (IC) received by the neurology department concerning oncology patients admitted to the hospital.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A retrospective multicentre study analysing IC with neurology concerning onco-haematological patients admitted over 5 consecutive years (2016-2020) in 4 tertiary hospitals in Spain was carried out.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 2091 IC from 1710 patients were analysed, most of them male (55.5%; 969/2091) with a median age of 60.5 years (range 15-92). Most of the ICs came from the medical oncology (43.2%; 904/2091) and hematology (42.2%; 882/2091) departments. Neuro-oncological ICs accounted for approximately 17% (2091/12 242) of the total number of ICs performed in the neurology department during the 5 years included in this study. The most frequent reasons for consultation were limb motor deficit (18.3%; 381/2077), confusional syndrome (14.1%; 292/2077), epileptic seizures (12.2%; 254/2077), and headache (8.1%; 169/2077). The most frequent associated tumours were lung cancer (18.3%; 383/2089), leukaemia (19%; 396/2089), lymphoma (17.1%; 357/2089), and primary brain tumor (12.1%; 353/2089). The majority (69.9%; 1460/2089) of patients were undergoing active or recent cancer treatment. Final neurological diagnoses included metabolic encephalopathy (11.2%; 234/2091), tumor progression (11%; 231/2091), cerebral vascular complications (10.1%%; 212/2091), metastases (9.1%%; 191/2091), and leptomeningeal dissemination (8.9%%; 186/2091). A total of 15.4% (323/2091) of the ICs were closed with an undetermined diagnosis. The median time that the ICs were open was 3 days (range, 1-152).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ICs concerning onco-haematological patients are heterogeneous, with an increasing incidence and complexity, requiring management by neurologists with experience in neuro-oncological patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":94155,"journal":{"name":"Neurologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144059502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurologiaPub Date : 2025-04-25DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.013
L A Rodríguez de Antonio, R Fernández de Córdoba-García, N Herrero-Muñoz, A Ontañón-Nasarre, I García-Castañón
{"title":"Treatment adherence in patients with multiple sclerosis: risk factors.","authors":"L A Rodríguez de Antonio, R Fernández de Córdoba-García, N Herrero-Muñoz, A Ontañón-Nasarre, I García-Castañón","doi":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adherence is a modifiable factor to disease-modifying treatments response in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Our objective is to assess the risk factors associated with inadequate adherence.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Retrospective study through review of medical records and review of the database of pharmaceutical dispensing of patients with MS of a tertiary hospital from 2004 to 2022. A multivariate logistic regression analysis of demographic, clinical, nosological, and therapeutic factors was performed between adherent and non-adherent patients and treatments.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>546 treatments of 284 patients (67.3% women, age 38.4 ± 10.0) were analysed, observing 87.5% adherence. Non-adherent patients presented a higher EDSS at the end of treatment, were more frequently patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, and had a higher proportion of cognitive impairment, psychiatric pathology, polypharmacy, and alcohol and drug use. After the multivariable analysis, risk factors were cognitive impairment (OR: 3.82 [1.51-9.70], P = .005), and alcohol and drug use (OR: 22.83 [7.32-71.20], P < .001). On the contrary, oral drugs favored better adherence (OR 0.29 [0.12-0.75], P = .01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Among many factors, alcohol or drug use and cognitive impairment are the major risk factors for low therapeutic adherence in patients with MS.</p>","PeriodicalId":94155,"journal":{"name":"Neurologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144046796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurologiaPub Date : 2025-04-11DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.005
A Juárez-Belaúnde, C Colomer, R Dorado, S Laxe, X Miguens, J Ferri, R Rodríguez, T Pérez, C López, M Ríos, C González, R Pelayo, M Bernabeu, E Noé, A Gómez, I Quemada
{"title":"Guidelines: Basic principles of pain management in acquired brain injury. Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neurorehabilitation.","authors":"A Juárez-Belaúnde, C Colomer, R Dorado, S Laxe, X Miguens, J Ferri, R Rodríguez, T Pérez, C López, M Ríos, C González, R Pelayo, M Bernabeu, E Noé, A Gómez, I Quemada","doi":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>We present the guidelines for pain management in neurorehabilitation of brain injury in adults of the Spanish Society of Neurorehabilitation based on the review and analysis of the available literature on the subject. We establish recommendations according to the level of evidence offered by the reviewed studies.</p><p><strong>Development: </strong>The methodology followed by the Spanish Society of Neurorehabilitation for the elaboration of the present guide is based on the analysis of the national and international clinical practice guidelines of the last seven years, carried out according to the management considerations dictated by the evidence for the usual types of pain in the population of people who have suffered an acquired brain injury.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Pain is a common symptom in patients who have suffered brain damage, having a negative impact on quality of life and adherence to the rehabilitation process. When classifying the type of pain according to etiological characteristics, in order to optimise the type of therapeutic approach, we usually refer to pain as nociceptive, and neuropathic pain, although pain in such patients often has \"mixed\" characteristics. The most common type of pain is nociceptive ahead of neuropathic. The most common pain syndromes in this population are headache, hemiplegic shoulder pain and poststroke central pain. As pain is a subjective experience, people with impaired level of consciousness, severe cognitive impairment and/or severe language problems may have greater difficulty or even being unable to communicate it. An adequate clinical history and a directed physical examination, as well as the use of specific scales for its correct diagnosis are therefore important. Finally, many of the drugs used for its management have a negative impact on rehabilitation, affecting cognitive processes, and/or worsening other neurological symptoms. Furthermore, these patients often have several comorbidities and are frequently on several drugs which means that the approach to pain management must be carefully elaborated by a multidisciplinary team approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":94155,"journal":{"name":"Neurologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144013326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurologiaPub Date : 2025-04-07DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.002
H Tejada-Meza, Á Lambea-Gil, B Pardiñas-Barón, D Sagarra-Mur, M Viscasillas-Sancho, C Moreno-Loscertales, C Tejero-Juste, C Pérez-Lázaro, J Artal-Roy, O Alberti-González, P Ruiz-Palomino, N Hernando-Quintana, I Campello-Morer, Á Giménez-Muñoz, M Palacín-Larroy, C García-Arguedas, L Ballester-Marco, J Marta-Moreno
{"title":"Mortality and long-term recurrence of ischaemic stroke in young adults of a northern Spanish region (Aragón).","authors":"H Tejada-Meza, Á Lambea-Gil, B Pardiñas-Barón, D Sagarra-Mur, M Viscasillas-Sancho, C Moreno-Loscertales, C Tejero-Juste, C Pérez-Lázaro, J Artal-Roy, O Alberti-González, P Ruiz-Palomino, N Hernando-Quintana, I Campello-Morer, Á Giménez-Muñoz, M Palacín-Larroy, C García-Arguedas, L Ballester-Marco, J Marta-Moreno","doi":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The incidence of ischemic stroke in young adults is increasing worldwide, and it is not uncommon in our region. It is associated with the presence of traditional vascular risk factors. However, there is little information about its prognosis, unlike other age groups. The objective of this study is to determine mortality, both in the short and long term follow-up, and the long-term follow-up recurrence of ischemic stroke in young adult patients in Aragon, making up the first study of this kind in Spain, and one of the few that addresses this issue in Europe.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Multicenter, observational, retrospective study of all patients between 18 and 50 years old who were admitted for an ischemic stroke in any hospital in Aragon between 2005-2015. The follow-up was carried out until March 31, 2021. Mortality, causes of death and recurrence of cerebrovascular events were collected, stratifying the sample based on the sex and age group of the patients. Logistic and Cox regression models were used to determine the factors associated with mortality and recurrence.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>721 patients were included (697 with long-term follow-up). Mortality was 3.3% in the first 30 days. Long-term mortality and recurrence was 9.2% and 11.9% at a median of 10.1 years of follow-up. The most frequent cause of death in the short term was of Neurovascular origin and in the long term was cancer. Having a NIHSS > 15 was associated with higher short-term mortality. Arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, excessive alcohol consumption, atrial fibrillation and peripheral vascular disease were associated with long-term mortality. A history of previous stroke, diabetes mellitus, and atherothrombotic aetiology were associated with a higher cumulative risk of stroke recurrence.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Mortality and recurrence of ischaemic stroke in young adults in Aragon, although lower than that described by other studies, is by no means negligible and is associated with the presence of traditional vascular risk factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":94155,"journal":{"name":"Neurologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144059503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurologiaPub Date : 2025-04-07DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.004
M Ochando Díez-Canseco, M Reguero Capilla, I Domínguez-Romero, E Menéndez-Rivero, M Prados-Castaño
{"title":"DRESS syndrome and flare-up due to antiepileptics: how to solve the problem.","authors":"M Ochando Díez-Canseco, M Reguero Capilla, I Domínguez-Romero, E Menéndez-Rivero, M Prados-Castaño","doi":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94155,"journal":{"name":"Neurologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144046679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurologiaPub Date : 2025-04-07DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.003
M Luisa Antelo, S Zalba Marcos, I Jericó, M Sarobe, L Torné, M Elena Erro, J A García-Erce
{"title":"Cost analysis of treatment with therapeutic plasma exchange versus treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins in patients with immune-based neurological diseases. Proposal for optimising the use of plasmatic blood products.","authors":"M Luisa Antelo, S Zalba Marcos, I Jericó, M Sarobe, L Torné, M Elena Erro, J A García-Erce","doi":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and/or the administration of endovenous immunoglobulins (IGEV) are considered the first line treatment for multiple autoimmune-based neurological diseases. According to the scientific evidence collected in several recent guidelines, the efficacy of both treatments is very similar for many of them, however, the current situation of non-self-sufficiency and the real risk of IGEV shortages make it essential to assess TPE as the first therapeutic option. The objective of this work is to estimate the basic direct costs derived from treatment with RPT compared to treatment with IGEV in immune-mediated neurological diseases in a situation of supposed therapeutic equivalence.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Patients who are treated with IGEV receive a standard dose of 0.4 g/kg weight for 5 consecutive days. Patients treated with RPT with the Terumo-BCT® Optia model cell separator undergo between 5 and 7 sessions, every other day, with a substitution equivalent to 1-1.5 volumes, using 4%-5% albumin as replacement fluid. The calculation of the economic cost, for both types of treatments, in simulation of therapeutic equivalence and safety, has been carried out considering pharmaceutical expenses, calculation of the cost for each dose of IGEV, the detailed costs of consumables, replacement fluids and anticoagulant for RPT, in the worst-case scenario, with central venous catheter (CVC) placement. The price of albumin and immunoglobulins has been adjusted based on the situation of self-sufficiency or dependency and the average value of the last 4 years has been referenced for the calculations. The costs of personnel, hospitalisation, or complications derived from the treatments have not been considered. The prices are indicated in euros including VAT of 4% or 21% as appropriate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For a patient with a mean weight of 70 kg, the estimated final cost per TPR session, with CVC placement, was €612.66; while the cost for each dose of IGEV. (0.4 g/kg) was €1191. The difference is favorable to the RPT: €2279 [€1,666.4-€2,891.7]. The economic difference presented is probably greater in real clinical practice, since many of the patients do not require CVC placement to perform the TPR, and sessions were performed on an outpatient basis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The use of TPE in the first line in pathologies in which the clinical results do not present significant differences with the IGEV, optimises the use of blood products and can lead to economic savings. It is necessary to expand this study by including an analysis of the efficacy in our series, as well as the adverse events associated with each type of treatment together with other expenses derived from personnel and hospital admission costs versus the use of outpatient resources (pheresis room).</p>","PeriodicalId":94155,"journal":{"name":"Neurologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144061777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurologiaPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.03.001
M. Saint-Gerons , M.A. Rubio , A. Matheu
{"title":"Binocular diplopia: a retrospective study of 204 cases","authors":"M. Saint-Gerons , M.A. Rubio , A. Matheu","doi":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To describe the prevalence and form of onset of different causes of binocular diplopia in our setting.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted a single-centre, cross-sectional, retrospective study reviewing the medical records of all patients visiting a tertiary-level centre between May 2019 and June 2021 with binocular diplopia as the main symptom. All patients underwent a complete neuro-ophthalmological evaluation and complementary tests for the aetiological diagnosis of diplopia. Data were collected on demographic variables, ocular deviation pattern, complementary test results, and diagnosis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 204 patients with binocular diplopia were identified during the study period. The most frequent causes of diplopia overall were fourth nerve palsy (19.12%), sixth nerve palsy (14.71%), decompensated strabismus (14.22%), sagging eye syndrome (12.25%), third nerve palsy (10.78%), myasthenia (7.35%), supranuclear disorders (6.37%), and myopic esotropia (5.88%). Presentation was acute (less than 2 weeks’ progression) in 51% of cases. The most frequent causes of acute-onset diplopia were sixth nerve palsy (27.88%), third nerve palsy (21.15%), fourth nerve palsy (19.23%), supranuclear disorders (12.5%), and decompensated strabismus (6.73%). The most frequent causes of subacute/chronic presentation (more than 2 weeks) were decompensated strabismus (22%), sagging eye syndrome (22%), fourth nerve palsy (19%), myopic esotropia (12%), and myasthenia (11%).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The most frequent aetiology of diplopia in our environment was fourth nerve palsy, followed by sixth nerve palsy, decompensated strabismus, and sagging eye syndrome. Knowing the frequency of each cause of diplopia can help prioritise neuroimaging studies in each case.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94155,"journal":{"name":"Neurologia","volume":"40 3","pages":"Pages 221-228"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143675106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurologiaPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.03.004
I. Saldaña-Inda , H. Tejada-Meza , B. Domínguez-Lagranja , M.R. Barrena-Caballo , A. Sancho-Saldaña , M. Serrano-Ponz , J. Marta-Moreno
{"title":"Endovascular treatment of vertebrobasilar ischaemic stroke in Aragon: clinical and radiological characteristics, management times, and prognosis at 3 months","authors":"I. Saldaña-Inda , H. Tejada-Meza , B. Domínguez-Lagranja , M.R. Barrena-Caballo , A. Sancho-Saldaña , M. Serrano-Ponz , J. Marta-Moreno","doi":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Posterior circulation stroke accounts for 15% to 20% of ischaemic strokes, but is associated with poor functional and vital prognosis in over 60% of cases. Due to its clinical and radiological peculiarities, diagnosis and management are more complex than in anterior circulation stroke. This study analyses and characterises patients with vertebrobasilar strokes treated with mechanical thrombectomy in our region.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted a descriptive, retrospective analysis of patients with vertebrobasilar stroke and treated with mechanical thrombectomy at our centre, a reference centre for cerebrovascular emergencies for the region of Aragon. We recorded baseline characteristics, risk factors, signs and symptoms at onset, radiological assessment scale scores, procedure-related variables, management times, and functional prognosis at 3 months.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We selected 37 patients (39.5% women; mean age [standard deviation], 68.34 [14.1] years). Cardioembolic stroke (42.1%) was the most common aetiology, followed by atherothrombosis (28.9%). The top of the basilar artery was the most common site of obstruction (55.3%). The most frequent clinical features were somnolence (76.3%), motor deficits (71.1%), and nausea (55.3%). Successful reperfusion (mTICI ≥ 2b) was achieved in 81.1% of patients. Functional outcome at 90 days was poor (mRS < 3) in 59% of patients.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Posterior circulation stroke is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Its subacute, nonspecific clinical course prolongs management times and hinders early detection. Mechanical thrombectomy is a safe and effective procedure, although further studies are needed to establish the optimal patient profile.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94155,"journal":{"name":"Neurologia","volume":"40 3","pages":"Pages 239-248"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143675110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurologiaPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.03.002
M. Rubiera Valdés , O. Gutiérrez Remis , A. González Jáimez , C. Manzaneque Rodríguez , V. Chiminazzo , G. Morís
{"title":"Clinical features of phantom limb pain in patients with lower limb amputation in a Spanish population","authors":"M. Rubiera Valdés , O. Gutiérrez Remis , A. González Jáimez , C. Manzaneque Rodríguez , V. Chiminazzo , G. Morís","doi":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nrleng.2025.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The aim of this research is to present the clinical characteristics of phantom limb pain (PLP) in patients with amputation.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A retrospective cross-sectional observational study of patients with lower limb amputation is presented. Patients between 18 and 80 years of age with unilateral or bilateral amputation between the years 2015 and 2019 were included. Demographic data, medical history, data related to the amputation, and related abnormal sensations were collected.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>43 patients (34 men) and 53 amputees were studied, with a mean age of 62 years, with a time elapsed since amputation of 28 months. The most frequent cause of amputation was ischemic (70%). Twenty-three (60%) patients had PLP that began 1 month after amputation with a mean intensity of 3.9 on the VAS scale, in 15 patients the PLP was daily, three patients recognised the disappearance of PLP. 91% of the patients presented non-painful sensations in relation to the phantom limb. No differences were found in the development of the PLP between the 1st and 2nd amputation. A significant association was found between the development of PLP and residual limb pain.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>PLP is a prevalent pathology among amputee patients, therefore multidisciplinary care with an active neurologic participation is essential. Studies are needed to deepen the knowledge of the factors that favour the development of PLP in order to focus early and targeted therapies to prevent the appearance of PLP.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94155,"journal":{"name":"Neurologia","volume":"40 3","pages":"Pages 279-289"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143675109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}