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L’indifférence à la douleur dans la schizophrénie

Pain insensitivity in schizophrenia

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On soupçonne depuis un siècle qu’il y aurait une indifférence à la douleur dans la schizophrénie. Malgré certaines évidences positives, cette idée suscite encore la controverse. Chose certaine : la schizophrénie n’est pas un syndrome d’insensibilité à la douleur. Sur le plan neurophysiologique, notre groupe a accumulé des évidences liant la schizophrénie à un déficit des systèmes excitateurs de la douleur. De plus amples études sur la question sont requises, d’autant plus que l’indifférence à la douleur dans la schizophrénie serait associée à des conséquences fonctionnelles importantes.

Abstract

For a century, schizophrenia patients were thought to be insensitive to pain. Despite some positive evidence, this idea is still controversial. However, it is clear that schizophrenia is not a pain insensitivity syndrome. On neurophysiological basis, our group has gathered evidence linking schizophrenia to deficient excitatory pain mechanisms. Further studies are required, especially because insensitivity to pain in schizophrenia seems to be associated with significant functional consequences.

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Potvin, S. L’indifférence à la douleur dans la schizophrénie. Douleur analg 24, 152–159 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11724-011-0261-9

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