Quantitative sensory testing using DFNS protocol in Europe: an evaluation of heterogeneity across multiple centers in patients with peripheral neuropathic pain and healthy subjects

• Published in: Pain (Amsterdam) Vol. 157; no. 3; pp. 750 - 758
• Main Authors: Vollert, Jan, Attal, Nadine, Baron, Ralf, Freynhagen, Rainer, Haanpää, Maija, Hansson, Per, Jensen, Troels S., Rice, Andrew S.C., Segerdahl, Märta, Serra, Jordi, Sindrup, Soeren H., Tölle, Thomas R., Treede, Rolf-Detlef, Maier, Christoph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States International Association for the Study of Pain 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Europe - epidemiology; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement - methods; Pain Threshold; Peripheral Nerve Injuries - diagnosis; Peripheral Nerve Injuries - epidemiology; Polyneuropathies - diagnosis; Polyneuropathies - epidemiology; Young Adult

Quantitative sensory testing (QST) in accordance with the DFNS (German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain) protocol assesses the function of afferent nerve fibers on the basis of 13 parameters. Within the consortia IMI (Innovative Medicines Initiative) Europain and Neuropain, QST results from pain...