Pain drawings as a diagnostic tool for the differentiation between two pain-associated rare diseases (Ehlers-Danlos-Syndrome, Guillain-Barré-Syndrome)

Pain drawings as a diagnostic tool for the differentiation between two pain-associated rare diseases (Ehlers-Danlos-Syndrome, Guillain-Barré-Syndrome)

Abstract Background The diagnosis of rare diseases poses a particular challenge to clinicians. This study analyzes whether patients’ pain drawings (PDs) help in the differentiation of two pain-associated rare diseases, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). Method The study...

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Main Authors: Larissa Wester, Martin Mücke, Tim Theodor Albert Bender, Julia Sellin, Frank Klawonn, Rupert Conrad, Natasza Szczypien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Differential diagnosis
Ružička similarity
Orphan diseases
Self-report instrument
ORPHA: 98249
ORPHA: 2103
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-020-01542-1

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