Tools for assessing neuropathic pain

Giorgio Cruccu; Andrea Truini

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000045

Tools for assessing neuropathic pain

PLoS Med. 2009 Apr 7;6(4):e1000045. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000045. Epub 2009 Apr 7.

Authors

Giorgio Cruccu¹, Andrea Truini

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurological Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

Giorgio Cruccu and Andrea Truini discuss a new pain assessment tool published in PLoS Medicine called Standardized Evaluation of Pain and they review other tools to assess neuropathic pain.

Publication types

Comment
Review

MeSH terms

Afferent Pathways / physiopathology
Chronic Disease
Humans
Neuralgia / diagnosis*
Neuralgia / physiopathology
Neurologic Examination
Nociceptors / physiology
Pain Measurement / methods*
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys and Questionnaires