DN4 Questionnaire - Neuropathic pain assessment
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Author(s) : Dr Shanan Khairi
Last edited on : 22/09/2024
Last edited on : 22/09/2024
The DN4 questionnaire has been shown to be significantly correlated with the probability of neuropathy in chronic pain. For a threshold of positivity greater than or equal to 4, its sensitivity is 83% and its specificity 89%.
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See detailed article: Neuropathic pain
Bibliography
Bouhassira D et al., Comparison of pain syndromes associated with nervous or somatic lesions and development of a new neuropathic pain diagnostic questionnaire (DN4), Pain, 2005 Mar;114(1-2):29-36. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.12.010. Epub 2005 Jan 26. PMID: 15733628.