Identification of neuropathic pain in patients with neck/upper limb pain: Application of a grading system and screening tools

Pain

Volumn 154, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2813-2822

  Tampin, Brigitte ^a,b   Briffa, Noelle Kathryn ^a   Goucke, Roger ^b   Slater, Helen ^a,c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Fremantle Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical assessment; LANSS; Neuropathic pain; Pain questionnaire; painDETECT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEEDS ASSESSMENT OF NEUROPATHIC SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS PAIN SCALE; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NERVE LESION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAINDETECT QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; LANSS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; PAINDETECT;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 84889081586     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.08.018     Document Type: Article

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