Anaheim—Relying on behavioral indicators, like crying, to assess surgical pain in neonates underestimates actual pain and could lead to long-term effects on brain development and future pain sensitivity, according to research presented at the 2018 American Pain Society Scientific Summit (Curr Biol 2017;27[4]:3846-3851).
“Infants respond to noxious stimulation from birth, but the neural pathways underlying pain behavior and pain perception change through infancy, childhood and