Persefoni Kritikou

Dr. Persefoni Kritikou


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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 March 2016 in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
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PKPersefoni Kritikou
Persefoni Kritikou
KSKonstantinos Spengos
Konstantinos Spengos
NZNikolaos Zakopoulos
Nikolaos Zakopoulos
YTYannis Tountas
Yannis Tountas
JYJohn Yfantopoulos
John Yfantopoulos
KVKonstantinos Vemmos
Konstantinos Vemmos

27 January 2023 in Clinics and Practice
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PKPersefoni Kritikou
Persefoni Kritikou
AVAthina Vadalouca
Athina Vadalouca
Martina RekatsinaMartina Rekatsina
Martina Rekatsina
Giustino VarrassiGiustino Varrassi
Giustino Varrassi
ISIoanna Siafaka
Ioanna Siafaka
The diagnosis of chronic neuropathic pain requires a laborious process and can be a very long journey for the patients, one that can be characterized as an “odyssey.” Our aim was to describe the “diagnostic odyssey” associated with chronic neuropathic pain in the Greek context. Specialized clinicians working at dedicated chronic pain and palliative care centers were asked to participate in a survey regarding the diagnostic process in Greece. In total, 44 respondents provided information on the organization of their centers, the diagnostic process, and the perceived obstacles involved in the diagnosis of chronic neuropathic pain. Most respondents reported that their centers were not fully or efficiently organized and believed that additional specialized healthcare personnel should be employed. Raising public awareness about the existence of such centers was also considered key. The two main obstacles in reaching a diagnosis were the difficulty non-experts had in recognizing chronic neuropathic pain and the lack of acknowledgement that chronic neuropathic pain is a condition that needs to be addressed. When considering these responses in light of the extended socioeconomic burden associated with chronic neuropathic pain, efforts should be made to limit the “diagnostic odyssey” of chronic neuropathic pain in Greece. The aim of this study is to explore the experience of patients with chronic neuropathic pain in Greece from the viewpoint of pain specialists. A better organization of pain and palliative care centers, facilitation of communication with previously treating clinicians, increased personnel, utilization of a chronic pain registry, and guidelines development can aid in this venture. Keypoints: The diagnosis of chronic neuropathic pain in Greece is a laborious and time-consuming process that needs to be refined; Greek clinicians believe that their centers were not fully or efficiently organized and think that additional specialized healthcare personnel should be employed; Patient comorbidities and retards in visiting a clinic at the onset of symptoms delay the diagnosis of neuropathic pain and may complicate subsequent care; The diagnostic delay has been reported as three years between the onset of symptoms and seeking general medical help and another nine years before a referral to a pain specialist; Neuropathic pain is associated with patient distress and socioeconomic burdens, and diagnostic delays prolong the condition, may allow it to worsen, and utilize valuable healthcare resources without providing effective solutions.

21 February 2024 in Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
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PKPersefoni Kritikou
Persefoni Kritikou
KSKyriakos Souliotis
Kyriakos Souliotis
YWYunchou Wu
Yunchou Wu
EKEleni Korompoki
Eleni Korompoki
KVKonstantinos Vemmos
Konstantinos Vemmos