Neuropathic pain: an updated grading system for research and clinical practice

Finnerup, Nanna Brix; Haroutounian, Simon; Kamerman, Peter; Baron, Ralf; Bennett, David; Bouhassira, Didier; Cruccu, G.; Freeman, Roy; Hansson, Per; Nurmikko, Turo; Raja, Srinivasa N.; Rice, Andrew S.C.; Serra, Jordi; Smith, Blair H.; Treede, Rolf‐Detlef; Jensen, Troels S.

doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000492

reviewPainJan 13, 2016HYBRID OA

Neuropathic pain: an updated grading system for research and clinical practice

NBNanna Brix Finnerup SHSimon Haroutounian PKPeter Kamerman RBRalf Baron DBDavid Bennett

Aarhus University · Danish Pain Research Center · +25 more institutions

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Abstract

The redefinition of neuropathic pain as "pain arising as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system," which was suggested by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Special Interest Group on Neuropathic Pain (NeuPSIG) in 2008, has been widely accepted. In contrast, the proposed grading system of possible, probable, and definite neuropathic pain from 2008 has been used to a lesser extent. Here, we report a citation analysis of the original NeuPSIG grading paper of 2008, followed by an analysis of its use by an expert panel and recommendations for an improved grading system. As of February, 2015, 608 eligible articles in Scopus cited the paper, 414 of which…

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FWCI: 56.71
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References: 34

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Neuropathic pain
Grading (engineering)
Medicine
Clinical Practice
Physical therapy
Anesthesia

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