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The aim of this case report is to describe a lobar torsion after elective pulmonary resection. This is a rare but potentially fatal condition in which the lung rotates on its own axis. Although this condition may occur spontaneously, it most often follows lobectomy.

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Fibromyalgia remains a nebulous clinical entity for many practitioners. Actually, this pathology associates diffuse chronic pain with a host of somatic complaints, which may be variable from one patient to another. The difficulty resides also in establishing the diagnosis, which remains essentially clinical, in the absence of anatomical lesions, as well as biological or anatomopathological anomalies.

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Pain is generally perceived as a sensory, emotional and cognitive aggression by the patient who suffers from it and as the enemy that must be defeated by the physician. It may become chronic, and the passage from the acute phase to the chronic phase cannot be explained in a single way. Indeed, multiple factors come into play: biological, psychological and socio-professional.

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Patients with locked-in syndrome (LIS) may suffer from pain, which can significantly affect their daily life and well-being. In this study, we aim to investigate the presence and the management of pain in LIS patients. Fifty-one participants completed a survey collecting socio-demographic information and detailed reports regarding pain perception and management (type and frequency of pain, daily impact of pain, treatments).

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