Pain is a frequent and significant problem for children with impairment of the central nervous
system, with the highest frequency and severity occurring in children with the greatest …

The pain experience in the child with a significant neurological impairment is complex and
confusing, and it raises many questions about the very nature of pain itself. Early work in this …

Assessment provides the foundation for diagnosis, selection of treatments, and evaluation of
treatment effectiveness for pediatric patients with acute, recurrent, and chronic pain …

Acute pain is a highly complex, dynamic, subjective experience that is useful to growing
children, serving to warn them of danger and limiting exposure to additional injury. Children …

Although the capacity to perceive and respond to pain contributes to health by alerting
people to injury and illness, unrelieved and persistent pain is known to impair health, limit …

There is growing evidence that children have short-and long-term physical, physiological,
and psychological effects due to untreated acute pain. Because the majority of children who …

Identification of barriers that inhibit effective pain treatment in children with cognitive
impairment (CI) may facilitate targeted interventions to ensure that they receive optimal care …

Primary pain disorders (formerly “functional pain syndromes”) are common, under-
diagnosed and under-treated in children and teenagers. This manuscript reviews key …

Pain perception in children is complex, and is often difficult to assess. In addition, pain
management in children is not always optimized in various healthcare settings, including …

Pain assessment and management are essential components of paediatric care.
Developmentally appropriate pain assessment is an important first step in optimizing pain …