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Table 1 Comparison of type of pain complaints between patients with LANSS score ≥ 12 and patients with a LANSS score < 12

From: The diagnosis and management of neuropathic pain in daily practice in Belgium: an observational study

 

Number (%) of patients with LANSS <12

Number (%) of patients with LANSS ≥ 12

Fischer's exact test

Patients with spontaneous pain complaints

N = 1,238

N = 1,131

 

Burning sensation

351 (28.4%)

788 (69.7%)

P < 0.001

Throbbing pain

757 (61.2%)

697 (61.6%)

P = 0.833

Paraesthesia

231 (18.7%)

178 (15.7%)

P = 0.064

Dysaesthesia

351 (28.4%)

782 (69.1%)

P < 0.001

Cutting, lancinating pain

378 (30.5%)

375 (33.2%)

P = 0.171

Stab sensation

187 (15.1%)

259 (22.9%)

P < 0.001

Electric shock sensation

155 (12.5%)

387 (34.2%)

P < 0.001

Other

117 (9.5%)

19 (1.7%)

P < 0.001

Patients with complaints of provoked pain

N = 458

N = 1,024

 

Allodynia to the touch

269 (58.7%)

795 (77.6%)

P < 0.001

Allodynia to contact with wind

33 (7.2%)

150 (14.7%)

P < 0.001

Allodynia to contact with clothes

88 (19.2%)

487 (47.6%)

P < 0.001

Allodynia in the shower/bath

32 (7.0%)

191 (18.7%)

P < 0.001

Allodynia to temperature

49 (10.7%)

47 (4.6%)

P < 0.001

Allodynia to shaving

17 (3.7%)

62 (6.1%)

P = 0.079

Hyperalgesia in contact with needle

129 (28.2%)

650 (63.5%)

P < 0.001

Hyperalgesia to pressure

15 (3.3%)

22 (2.2%)

P = 0.210