Publications by authors named "M Rios-Leon"
Background/objectives: Overall priorities of the international pediatric-onset spinal cord injury (SCI) population are unknown. The purpose was to describe and compare Life and Health (L&H) domain overall priorities of European youth with SCI and their parents and caregivers (P&C).
Methods: A survey with a cross-sectional design, prepared by the PEPSCI Collaboration, was conducted in six European countries.
: Although increased nociceptive excitability and deficient endogenous pain modulation are considered key features of pronociception and central sensitization, their contribution to neuropathic pain (NP) characteristics in SCI is unclear. The aim of this study was to characterize tonic cold perception and endogenous pain modulation in individuals with and without SCI-NP, considering the stage and severity of SCI and, secondarily, NP phenotype. : Temporal summation of pain (TSP) and neuropathic features were assessed using the numerical rating scale (NRS) and Douleur Neuropathique 4 screening questionnaire (DN4) during the tonic cold pressor test (CPT, 12 °C 60 s) applied to the dominant hand and foot.
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- Whiplash injury (WHI) commonly occurs in car accidents, leading to chronic pain disorders, especially impacting areas in the brain responsible for pain processing.
- This study used magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to compare brain metabolite concentrations in individuals with chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) and neuropathic pain (NP) to those without.
- Results showed higher glutamate in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and lower total choline in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in the WAD-NP group, suggesting specific metabolic changes linked to pain severity.
Context: The study of epidemiological changes of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is needed due to its highly variable incidence.
Objective: To determine the incidence of TSCI in Spain and to describe the trend of clinical and demographic characteristics according to age group during a 10-year period.
Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted.
Introduction: Contradictory changes in pain and sensitivity at long-term following cutaneous 100 Hz high frequency stimulation (HFS) have been previously observed. Thus, we aimed to document long-lasting changes in multimodal sensitivity following HFS, and factors influencing them.
Methods: Long-lasting changes were assessed with mechanical [brush, von Frey filament (588.