Association between central sensitization, pain sensitivity and balance control in patients with migraine.

Background: Balance alterations are prevalent among pain conditions, including migraine. The mechanisms explaining the association between pain and balance are unclear, as well as whether levels of pain sensitivity correlate with impaired balance. Our aim was therefore to investigate the association between balance, central sensitization symptoms and pain sensitivity in patients with migraine.

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and measurement proprieties of the German version of the Allodynia Symptom Checklist (ASC-12).

Background: Cutaneous allodynia is highly prevalent among migraineurs and is associated with a poor prognosis. The Allodynia Symptom Checklist (ASC-12) is a comprehensive questionnaire to identify the presence and severity of allodynia. Our aim was to translate and adapt the ASC-12 to German and evaluate its measurement properties.

Meta-analysis of associations of genetic polymorphisms with cerebral vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Introduction: Cerebral vasospasm (CV) and delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) are among the most hazardous complications of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Genetic factors are thought to play a significant role in the development of both complications.

Aim: To perform a comprehensive meta-analysis of studies that study the association between different genetic polymorphisms and development of DCI and/or CV.

The impairment of the functional system and fatigue at the onset of the disease predict reaching disability milestones in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis differently in female and male patients.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system with variable types of disability progression (DP). Previous studies, defining different disability milestones (DMs), have reported symptoms at MS onset to be the predictors of DP and sex as a risk factor. Meanwhile, accounting for sex differences in MS, predictors in female and male patients might differ.

Is Initial Misdiagnosis Associated with Reaching Disability Milestones in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis?

: multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disorder of the CNS with a variable course and disability progression. The latter may be prevented with disease-modifying therapy (DMT). Initial misdiagnosis may postpone the use of DMT.