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. 2025 May 30;25(1):433.
doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05796-1.

AI for chronic pain in children: a powerful resource

Alessandro Vittori  1 , Marco Cascella  2
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AI for chronic pain in children: a powerful resource

Alessandro Vittori et al. BMC Pediatr. .

Abstract

Given the lack of scientific evidence, chronic pain represents an arduous challenge, especially in the pediatric field. In this complex scenario, artificial intelligence (AI) could support diagnosis, therapy, and research. However, the great potential of AI must be combined with the protection of data and the most fragile patients.

Keywords: AI; Artificial intelligence; Cancer; Cancer pain; Children; Chronic pain; Machine learning; Pain; Pediatric pain.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not competent. Consent for publication: Not competent. Competing interests: Alessandro Vittori MD, PhD is member of the Editorial Board of BMC Perdiatrics and Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Advances in Pediatric pain research and management”. Marco Cascella MD, PhD has no competing interests.

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