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Therapeutic utility of palmitoylethanolamide in the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with various pathological conditions: a case series

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Pain Research, October 2012
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Title
Therapeutic utility of palmitoylethanolamide in the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with various pathological conditions: a case series
Published in
Journal of Pain Research, October 2012
DOI 10.2147/jpr.s32143
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Authors

Jan M Keppel Hesselink, Thecla AM Hekker

Abstract

Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), an endogenous fatty acid amide, has been demonstrated to bind to a receptor in the cell nucleus - the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor - and performs a great variety of biological functions related to chronic and neuropathic pain and inflammation, as has been demonstrated in clinical trials. These include peripheral neuropathies such as diabetic neuropathy, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatic pain, osteoarthritis, low-back pain, failed back surgery syndrome, dental pains, neuropathic pain in stroke and multiple sclerosis, chronic pelvic pain, postherpetic neuralgia, and vaginal pains. Probably due to the fact that PEA is an endogenous modulator as well as a compound in food, such as eggs and milk, no serious side effects have been reported, nor have drug-drug interactions. This article presents a case series describing the application and potential efficacy and safety of PEA in the treatment of various syndromes associated with chronic pain that is poorly responsive to standard therapies.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Italy 2 1%
Spain 1 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 174 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 40 22%
Researcher 30 17%
Student > Master 25 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 4%
Other 29 16%
Unknown 30 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 64 36%
Nursing and Health Professions 20 11%
Neuroscience 13 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 11 6%
Other 26 15%
Unknown 34 19%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 69. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 August 2023.
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#626,418
of 25,584,565 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Pain Research
#84
of 1,969 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#3,330
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Outputs of similar age from Journal of Pain Research
#1
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