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Episodic pain

MedGen UID:
814998
Concept ID:
C3808668
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Pain, episodic
 
HPO: HP:0032148

Definition

Intermittent pain, i.e., pain that occurs occasionally and at irregular intervals. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEpisodic pain

Conditions with this feature

Familial episodic pain syndrome with predominantly upper body involvement
MedGen UID:
814997
Concept ID:
C3808667
Disease or Syndrome
Familial episodic pain syndrome-1 is an autosomal dominant neurologic disorder characterized by onset in infancy of episodic debilitating upper body pain triggered by fasting, cold, and physical stress (summary by Kremeyer et al., 2010). Genetic Heterogeneity of Familial Episodic Pain Syndrome See also FEPS2 (615551), caused by mutation in the SCN10A gene (604427) on chromosome 3p22, and FEPS3 (615552), caused by mutation in the SCN11A gene (604385) on chromosome 3p22.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Godoy A, Tabares AH
Vasc Med 2019 Aug;24(4):361-366. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1177/1358863X19849627. PMID: 31159682
Krygier M, Kwarciany M, Wasilewska K, Pienkowski VM, Krawczyńska N, Zielonka D, Kosińska J, Stawinski P, Rudzińska-Bar M, Boczarska-Jedynak M, Karaszewski B, Limon J, Sławek J, Płoski R, Rydzanicz M
Clin Genet 2019 Mar;95(3):415-419. Epub 2019 Jan 8 doi: 10.1111/cge.13489. PMID: 30548255
Bennett DL, Woods CG
Lancet Neurol 2014 Jun;13(6):587-99. Epub 2014 May 6 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70024-9. PMID: 24813307
Dargon PT, Landry GJ
Ann Vasc Surg 2012 Aug;26(6):871-80. Epub 2012 Jan 27 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.11.005. PMID: 22284771
Silberstein SD
Trends Pharmacol Sci 2006 Aug;27(8):410-5. Epub 2006 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2006.06.003. PMID: 16820222

Diagnosis

Mann N, King T, Murphy R
Clin Exp Dermatol 2019 Jul;44(5):477-482. Epub 2019 Jan 4 doi: 10.1111/ced.13891. PMID: 30609105
Bennett DL, Woods CG
Lancet Neurol 2014 Jun;13(6):587-99. Epub 2014 May 6 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70024-9. PMID: 24813307
Plessas IN, Volk HA, Kenny PJ
J Vet Intern Med 2013 Sep-Oct;27(5):1034-40. Epub 2013 Aug 26 doi: 10.1111/jvim.12167. PMID: 24033420
Dargon PT, Landry GJ
Ann Vasc Surg 2012 Aug;26(6):871-80. Epub 2012 Jan 27 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.11.005. PMID: 22284771
Kotner LM
JAMA 1971 Dec 20;218(12):1820-1. PMID: 4942349

Therapy

Løhre ET, Thronæs M, Klepstad P
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2020 Jun;14(2):94-99. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000494. PMID: 32332210
Mann N, King T, Murphy R
Clin Exp Dermatol 2019 Jul;44(5):477-482. Epub 2019 Jan 4 doi: 10.1111/ced.13891. PMID: 30609105
West N, Seong J, Davies M
Monogr Oral Sci 2014;25:108-22. Epub 2014 Jun 26 doi: 10.1159/000360749. PMID: 24993261
Dargon PT, Landry GJ
Ann Vasc Surg 2012 Aug;26(6):871-80. Epub 2012 Jan 27 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.11.005. PMID: 22284771
Silberstein SD
Trends Pharmacol Sci 2006 Aug;27(8):410-5. Epub 2006 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2006.06.003. PMID: 16820222

Prognosis

Shkodra M, Brunelli C, Zecca E, Infante G, Miceli R, Caputo M, Bracchi P, Lo Dico S, Kaasa S, Caraceni A
Palliat Med 2022 Oct;36(9):1396-1407. Epub 2022 Sep 14 doi: 10.1177/02692163221122354. PMID: 36113091Free PMC Article
Løhre ET, Thronæs M, Klepstad P
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2020 Jun;14(2):94-99. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000494. PMID: 32332210
Sil S, Cohen LL, Bakshi N, Watt A, Hathaway M, Abudulai F, Dampier C
Clin J Pain 2020 Jun;36(6):463-471. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000827. PMID: 32287106Free PMC Article
Godoy A, Tabares AH
Vasc Med 2019 Aug;24(4):361-366. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1177/1358863X19849627. PMID: 31159682
Krygier M, Kwarciany M, Wasilewska K, Pienkowski VM, Krawczyńska N, Zielonka D, Kosińska J, Stawinski P, Rudzińska-Bar M, Boczarska-Jedynak M, Karaszewski B, Limon J, Sławek J, Płoski R, Rydzanicz M
Clin Genet 2019 Mar;95(3):415-419. Epub 2019 Jan 8 doi: 10.1111/cge.13489. PMID: 30548255

Clinical prediction guides

Irgens P, Myhrvold BL, Kongsted A, Waagan K, Engebretsen KB, Vøllestad NK, Robinson HS
Eur J Pain 2022 Feb;26(2):531-542. Epub 2021 Nov 3 doi: 10.1002/ejp.1879. PMID: 34699124
Løhre ET, Thronæs M, Klepstad P
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2020 Jun;14(2):94-99. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000494. PMID: 32332210
Godoy A, Tabares AH
Vasc Med 2019 Aug;24(4):361-366. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1177/1358863X19849627. PMID: 31159682
Løhre ET, Klepstad P, Bennett MI, Brunelli C, Caraceni A, Fainsinger RL, Knudsen AK, Mercadante S, Sjøgren P, Kaasa S; European Association for Palliative Care Research Network
J Pain Symptom Manage 2016 Jun;51(6):1013-9. Epub 2016 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.329. PMID: 26921493
Pina P, Sabri E, Lawlor PG
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Recent systematic reviews

Løhre ET, Klepstad P, Bennett MI, Brunelli C, Caraceni A, Fainsinger RL, Knudsen AK, Mercadante S, Sjøgren P, Kaasa S; European Association for Palliative Care Research Network
J Pain Symptom Manage 2016 Jun;51(6):1013-9. Epub 2016 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.329. PMID: 26921493
Zeppetella G, Ribeiro MD
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