Usefulness and limitations of quantitative sensory testing: clinical and research application in neuropathic pain states

Pain. 2007 Jun;129(3):256-259. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.03.030. Epub 2007 Apr 23.

Authors

Per Hansson¹, Miroslav Backonja, Didier Bouhassira

Affiliation

¹ Dept. of Neurosurgery, Pain Center, Karolinska University Hospital and Dept. of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Clinical Pain research, Karolinska Institutet, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden Department of Neurology H6/570, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI 53792, USA INSERM U-792, CHU Ambroise Pare, APHP, Boulogne-Billancourt F-92100, France Université Versailles-Saint-Quentin, Versailles F-78035, France.

PMID: 17451879
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.03.030

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / methods*
Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological*
Humans
Hyperesthesia / diagnosis*
Neuralgia / diagnosis*
Pain Measurement / methods*
Physical Examination / methods*
Physical Stimulation / methods*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index