Socio-demographic and clinical profile of chronic pain with neuropathic characteristics in sub-Saharan African elderly

Data on characteristics of neuropathic pain (NP) in sub‐Saharan Africa are scarce, especially in the elderly. We conducted this study to appreciate the socio‐demographic and clinical profile of chronic pain (CP) with neuropathic characteristics in sub‐Saharan African elderly with musculoskeletal pai...

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Published in:European journal of pain 2013-07, Vol.17 (6), p.939-943
Main Authors: Lekpa, F.K., Ndongo, S., Ka, O., Zeba, D., Compaoré, C., Pouye, A., Ka, M.M., Diop, T.M.
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Africa South of the Sahara
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Brachial Plexus Neuritis - physiopathology
Chronic Pain - diagnosis
Chronic Pain - physiopathology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetic Neuropathies - physiopathology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Neuralgia - diagnosis
Neuralgia - physiopathology
Pain Measurement - methods
Surveys and Questionnaires
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description Data on characteristics of neuropathic pain (NP) in sub‐Saharan Africa are scarce, especially in the elderly. We conducted this study to appreciate the socio‐demographic and clinical profile of chronic pain (CP) with neuropathic characteristics in sub‐Saharan African elderly with musculoskeletal pain. From January to December 2011, we performed a cross‐sectional study in all Rheumatology outpatients over 60 years at the Center for Gerontology and Geriatrics, Dakar, Senegal. In this study, we included patients who experienced musculoskeletal pain for 3 months or longer (CP) and with a DN4 score ≥ 4 (NP). A complete clinical examination was performed to make the diagnosis of NP ‘definite’ or ‘probable’, and to identify the aetiologies of NP. During the study period, 698 outpatients were examined. There were 394 out of the 549 patients over 60 years who reported CP. Among them, 28 patients (7.1%) scored ≥4 on the DN4 questionnaire. Female patients, low educational attainment, manual professions, non‐workers and diabetes were associated with NP (p 
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