Stratification of patients based on the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory: development and validation of a new algorithm

• Published in: Pain (Amsterdam) Vol. 162; no. 4; pp. 1038 - 1046
• Main Authors: Bouhassira, Didier, Branders, Samuel, Attal, Nadine, Fernandes, Ana Mercia, Demolle, Dominique, Barbour, Julio, Ciampi de Andrade, Daniel, Pereira, Alvaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 01.04.2021

The personalization of neuropathic pain treatment could be improved by identifying specific sensory phenotypes (ie, specific combinations of symptoms and signs) predictive of the response to different classes of drugs. A simple and reliable phenotyping method is required for such a strategy. We inve...