Doctors May Misdiagnose Chronic Pain in the Weeks After Stroke

Ten percent of stroke patients are said to suffer from chronic pain. In a condition called central post-stroke pain syndrome (CPSP), neuropathic pain begins in the days or weeks following a stroke as a result of damage or dysfunction in the central nervous system. While CPSP is treatable, it is commonly misdiagnosed, as reported in Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. Click here to read the full article.