A5048643283- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2019
Center for Pain and the Brain
2015
Boston Children's Hospital
2015
Harvard University
2015
Keele University
2015
Christie's
2015
Simons Foundation
2015
Moderate to severe chronic pain is a problem for 1.7 million children, costing $19.5 billion dollars annually in the United States alone. Risk-stratified care known improve outcomes adults with pain. However, no tool exists stratify youth who present complaints appropriate interventions. The Pediatric Pain Screening Tool (PPST) presented here assesses prognostic factors associated adverse among and defines risk groups inform efficient treatment decision making. Youth (n = 321, ages 8-18,...
Objective: To develop a novel muscle cramp scale (MCS) to assess frequency, severity and clinically meaningful information related cramps among patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods: This new comprises four 5-point subdomains: (1) triggering factors, (2) (3) location, (4) severity, (5) the degree which affect overall daily living. Thirty ALS, who experienced at least 5 per week, participated in randomized test-retest study. An additional 26 second study assessing changes...
May 9, 2019April 2019Free AccessA Novel Muscle Cramp Scale for Patients with ALS (S54.006)Hiroshi Mitsumoto, Madison Gilmore, Codruta Chiuzan, Camila Ibagon, Yuan Zhang, Brittany McHale, Marie-France Likanje, and Jonathan HupfAuthors Info & AffiliationsApril 2019 issue92 (15_supplement)https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.92.15_supplement.S54.006 Letters to the Editor