Experimentally evoked pain in Alzheimer's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain continues to be underrecognized and undertreated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) while existing guidance about pain assessment and management in dementia is not widespread. Brain regions involved in pain processing and modulation are damaged during AD, and the pain experience in AD is not well understood. Experimental pain studies using psychophysics can further our understanding of the pain experience in AD, which may lead to improved assessment and management of pain in people living with AD.

Objective

A systematic review was conducted to explicate the current understanding of experimentally evoked pain in AD from primary research using psychophysical methods.

Data sources

Peer-reviewed publications were found via PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. A total of

SUBMITTER: Anderson AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9118535 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature