Opioid Analgesics and the Burning Pain of Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Pain management in Guillain–Barre syndrome: A systematic review

“…[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Ten were case reports, and the remaining 4 were randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trials, 8,17,19,20 including 3 conducted in ICUs. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Ten were case reports, and the remaining 4 were randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trials, 8,17,19,20 including 3 conducted in ICUs.…”

Manejo del dolor en el síndrome de Guillain-Barré. Revisión sistemática

“…En total se encontraron 14 publicaciones [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] . Diez eran reportes de casos, y 4 8,17,19,20 , ensayos aleatorizados, doble ciego, controlados, comparados frente a placebo, 3 de ellos realizados en UCI.…”

Pharmacological treatment for pain in Guillain-Barré syndrome

“…The NSAIDs, such as aspirin, appear to be e ective only for muscle and joint pain in GBS (Pentland 1994). Epidural opioids have been shown to be e ective in GBS, even against burning pain (Ennis 1991). Case studies have reported that capsaicin may also be e ective (Morgenlander 1990), while corticosteroids have not been shown to reduce pain (Ruts 2007).…”