Increased multiple sclerosis relapses related to lower prevalence of pain.

Objective: The study aims to investigate the presence of pain amongst multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

Method: One hundred MS patients responded to questionnaires evaluating neuropathic and nociceptive pain, depression and anxiety. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U, Chi-Square and two-tailed Fisher's exact tests and multivariate logistic regression.