Cold Intolerance Following Median and Ulnar Nerve Injuries: Prognosis and Predictors

Ruijs, Aleid; Jaquet, Jean-Bart; Riel, W.G. van; Daanen, H.A.M.; Hovius, Steven E.R.

doi:10.1016/j.jhsb.2007.02.012

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“…Pain may also be associated with cold sensitivity 15,27,28,[64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78] . The present study showed that patients with peripheral nerve injury had high levels of cold sensitivity and disability and that disability was predicted by pain and cold sensitivity.…”

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Biomedical and Psychosocial Factors Associated with Disability After Peripheral Nerve Injury

Novak

Anastakis

Beaton

et al. 2011

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume

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Biomedical and Psychosocial Factors Associated with Disability After Peripheral Nerve Injury

Novak

Anastakis

Beaton

et al. 2011

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume

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“…The symptoms of cold sensitivity are often attributed to poor outcome following traumatic peripheral nerve injuries and have been reported more frequently in patients with digital amputations and replantations. 86,87,[89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100] Several studies have supported the continuation of cold-sensitivity symptoms in patients with hand injuries and nerve injuries and following replantation. 89,91,92,97,101,102 Campbell and Kay evaluated 176 patients following hand injuries, 73% of whom reported cold-related symptoms; most of these were related to pain.…”

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Neuropathic Pain in Patients with Upper-Extremity Nerve Injury

Novak

Katz²

2010

Physiotherapy Canada

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Purpose: The purpose of this review was to present an analysis of the literature of the outcome studies reported in patients following traumatic upperextremity (UE) nerve injuries (excluding amputation), to assess the presence of an association between neuropathic pain and outcome in patients following traumatic UE nerve injuries, and to provide recommendations for inclusion of more comprehensive outcome measures by clinicians who treat these patients. Summary of Key Points: A Medline and CINAHL literature search retrieved 48 articles. This review identified very few studies of patients with peripheral nerve injury that reported neuropathic pain. When pain was reported, visual analogue or numeric rating scales were most frequently used; standardized questionnaires measuring pain or psychosocial function were rarely administered. Recent evidence shows substantial long-term disability and pain in patients following peripheral nerve injury. Recommendation: To better understand neuropathic pain in patients following peripheral nerve injury, future outcome studies should include valid, reliable measures of physical impairment, pain, disability, health-related quality of life, and psychosocial functioning.Key Words: literature review, nerve injury, neuropathic pain, outcome Novak CB, Katz J. Neuropathic pain in patients with upper-extremity nerve injury. Physiother Can. 2010;62:190-201. RÉ SUMÉObjectif : L'objectif de cette revue é tait de pré senter une analyse de la documentation portant sur les é tudes ré pertorié es concernant les patients aux prises avec des lé sions nerveuses traumatiques des membres supé rieurs (excluant l'amputation), d'é valuer la pré sence d'un lien entre la douleur né vropathique et les ré sultats attendus chez les patients à la suite de lé sions nerveuses traumatiques des membres supé rieurs et de formuler des recommandations en vue d'inclure le recours à des mesures de rendement plus complè tes par les cliniciens traitant ces patients. Ré sumé des principales é tapes : Une recherche documentaire dans Medline et dans CINAHL a permis de ré pertorier 48 articles. Cette recherche a permis de constater que parmi les patients souffrant de lé sions nerveuses pé riphé riques é tudié s, trè s peu avaient signalé des douleurs né vropathiques. Lorsque de la douleur é tait signalé e, des é chelles de mesure numé riques ou des é chelles visuelles analogues é taient utilisé es le plus fré quemment et l'on faisait rarement appel à des questionnaires normalisé s pour é valuer la douleur ou la fonction psychosociale. Des faits ré cents dé montrent qu'à la suite d'une lé sion nerveuse pé riphé rique, de nombreux patients ressentent de la douleur et souffrent d'une incapacité à long terme. Recommandation : Pour mieux comprendre la douleur né vropathique qui survient à la suite d'une lé sion nerveuse pé riphé rique, les prochaines é tudes devraient inclure des mesures valables et fiables des dé ficiences physiques, de la douleur, des incapacité s, de la qualité de vie lié e à la santé et à la fonctio...

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In a study on patients with a hand fracture, the prevalence of cold intolerance was found to be 38%. In addition, cold intolerance is commonly reported by patients who have had Raynaud's disease, 9 -12 upper extremity trauma, digital replantations, [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] hand and arm vibration syndrome, and a radial forearm flap.…”

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