Patterns of acute whiplash-associated disorder in the Lithuanian population after road traffic accidents.

Objective: To investigate acute whiplash-associated disorder in the Lithuanian population who are unaware of the phenomenon.

Design: Controlled cohort study.

Subjects/patients: Seventy-one patients were enrolled from the emergency departments of the Kaunas region of Lithuania following road traffic accidents, examined within 3-14 days after the accident, and compared with 53 matched controls.

Importance of pain evaluation for more accurate diagnosis of painful diabetic polyneuropathy.

Unlabelled: Pain is a common problem in diabetic neuropathy, but relatively little has been published regarding the extent to which it needs to be addressed in clinical practice.

Objective: To assess neuropathic pain profile and its association with quantitative sensory testing in painful diabetic polyneuropathy.

Material And Methods: Altogether, 61 consecutive diabetic inpatients with symmetric neuropathic complaints were enrolled.