Medical News Today Quotes Dr. Williams: Does chronic pain raise the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's, or stroke?

• Patients who reported experiencing widespread pain had an increased incidence of all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and stroke.
• This increased risk is independent of factors such as age, health, or sociodemographic circumstance.
• Researchers analyzed data from 2,464 participants of the Framingham Offspring Study Cohort, who underwent examination by health practitioners between 1990 and 1994.

A study by scholars at Chongqing Medical University in China, which appears online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, found patients who reported widespread pain had an increased incidence of dementia and stroke.

Researchers Dr. Kanran Wang and Dr. Hong Liu found this increased risk to be independent of facets such as age, health, or sociodemographic factors.

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 11th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems defines widespread chronic pain as pain in at least four of five body regions. Widespread pain is a hallmark symptom of fibromyalgia.

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