PAIN AND SUFFERING IN PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

The impact of Alzheimer's disease on the functional connectivity between brain regions underlying pain perception

Leonie J Cole, Maria Gavrilescu, Leigh A Johnston, Stephen J Gibson, Michael J Farrell, Gary F Egan

2011-07-01

Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are administered fewer analgesics and report less clinical pain compared with their cogniti..

Age-related differences in pain sensitivity and regional brain activity evoked by noxious pressure

Leonie J Cole, Michael J Farrell, Stephen J Gibson, Gary F Egan

2010-03-01

Compared with young adults, older people report more chronic pain complaints, and show reduced tolerance to experimental pain. Atr..

A psychophysical investigation of the facial action coding system as an index of pain variability among older adults with and without Alzheimer's disease.

Amanda C Lints-Martindale, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Bruce Barber, Stephen J Gibson

2007-11-01

OBJECTIVE: Reflexive responses to pain such as facial reactions become increasingly important for pain assessment among patients w..