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A genome-wide screen reveals microRNAs in peripheral sensory neurons driving painful diabetic neuropathy.

Feb 04, 2021

Diabetes is a leading cause of peripheral neuropathy (diabetic peripheral neuropathy, DPN), and uncontrolled long-lasting hyperglycemia leads to severe complications. A major proportion of diabetics d...

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Operative Bleeding in the Perioperative Period.

Feb 01, 2021

It is increasingly recognized that non-opioid analgesia important analgesia in the perioperative period. Specifically, NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) have been touted as an adjunct or e...

Pain Management Strategies Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction - A Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analysis.

Feb 01, 2021

The purpose of this study is to systematically review the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluate various pain control interventions post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), in...

Association of opioid misuse with anxiety and depression: A systematic review of the literature.

Feb 01, 2021

The opioid epidemic is a public health problem associated with a host of negative outcomes. Although clinicians recognize covariation between opioid misuse with anxiety and depressive symptoms and dis...

Changes in headache characteristics with oral appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea.

Feb 01, 2021

Changes in headache characteristics in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients following oral appliance treatment was investigated for the first time. Thirteen OSA patients with headaches treated with ...

Prevalence and characteristics of cutaneous allodynia in probable migraine.

Feb 01, 2021

Cutaneous allodynia (CA) is a pain in response to non-nociceptive stimulation and a marker of central sensitisation. Probable migraine (PM) is a migraine subtype that fulfils all but one criterion of ...

Thalamocortical Connectivity in Experimentally-Induced Migraine Attacks: A Pilot Study.

Feb 01, 2021

In this study we used nitroglycerin (NTG)-induced migraine attacks as a translational human disease model. Static and dynamic functional connectivity (FC) analyses were applied to study the associated...

Posthypnotic Amnesia in Hypnotizability Assessment: Validation of a New Scoring System for the Hypnotic Induction Profile.

Feb 01, 2021

The Hypnotic Induction Profile (HIP) is a standardized assessment of hypnotizability featuring a validated 0-10 scoring system, that does not factor in posthypnotic amnesia. Using confirmatory factor ...

Augmentation of EMDR with multifocal transcranial current stimulation (MtCS) in the treatment of fibromyalgia: study protocol of a double-blind randomized controlled exploratory and pragmatic trial.

Feb 01, 2021

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a generalized, widespread chronic pain disorder affecting 2.7% of the general population. In recent years, different studies have observed a strong association between FM and psyc...

Diagnostic issues in difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review informing the EULAR recommendations for the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Feb 01, 2021

To summarise the evidence on diagnostic issues in difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (D2T RA) informing the EULAR recommendations for the management of D2T RA.A systematic literature review (SLR)...

Empathy, The Best Medicine? How Doctors can Help Patients Remember More Information and Make Better-Informed Decisions

Jan 29, 2021

The expression “It shouldn’t have to happen to you to matter to you” has been making the rounds on social media platforms lately. In my opinion, it’s a great way to define empathy, our ability...

Anxiety sensitivity and substance use: Differential levels across individuals primarily using opioids, cannabis, or stimulants.

Jan 28, 2021

The purpose of the current study was to compare levels of anxiety sensitivity (AS) across a treatment-seeking sample of individuals primarily using opioids, stimulants, or cannabis. Consistent with th...

Expanding access to methadone treatment in Ohio through federally qualified health centers and a chain pharmacy: A geospatial modeling analysis.

Jan 28, 2021

In the United States, methadone provision for opioid use disorder (OUD) occurs at opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Ohio recently enacted a policy to expand methadone administration to Federally Quali...

Isotonitazene: Fatal intoxication in three cases involving this unreported novel psychoactive substance in Switzerland.

Jan 28, 2021

The paper describes the first three deaths reported in Europe involved in isotonitazene consumption, a potent benzimidazole derivate opioid consumed in the recreational drug scene. Isotonitazene powde...

Prevalence, Disability, and Management Patterns of Migraine in Korea: Nationwide Survey Data from 2009 and 2018.

Jan 28, 2021

Identifying changes in the prevalence, disability, and management patterns of migraine is important for reducing the burden of this disease. However, data on the changes in these variables are scarce....

Psychometric validation and meaningful within-patient change of the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life questionnaire version 2.1 electronic patient-reported outcome in patients with episodic and chronic migraine.

Jan 28, 2021

To evaluate the measurement properties of all three domains of the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life questionnaire version 2.1 (MSQ v2.1) electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) to assess the funct...

Introduction of a smartphone based behavioral intervention for migraine in the emergency department.

Jan 28, 2021

To determine whether a smartphone application (app) with an electronic headache diary and a progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) intervention is feasible and acceptable to people presenting to the Emer...

Relevance of Religiosity for Coping Strategies and Disability in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

Jan 28, 2021

Coping strategies are essential for the outcome of chronic pain. This study evaluated religiosity in a cohort of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), its effect on pain and other symptoms, on co...

The Prevalence of Fibromyalgia Among Medical Students at King Abdulaziz University: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Jan 28, 2021

Background and objective Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, multifactorial pain condition. The latest literature suggests that genetic and environmental factors including continuous stress contribute sig...

The Search for Biomarkers in Fibromyalgia.

Jan 28, 2021

Fibromyalgia is the most common of the central sensitivity syndromes affecting 2-5% of the adult population in the United States. This pain amplification syndrome has enormous societal impact as measu...

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