Table 4.

Frequency of the LANSS items in CTS hands with LANSS ≥ 12 and LANSS < 12

	LANSS ≥ 12 (n = 59)	LANSS < 12 (n = 65)
Dysesthesia (Item 1)	59 (100%)	65 (100%)
Autonomic dysfunction (Item 2)	25 (42.4%)	0 (0%)
Evoked pain (Item 3)	39 (66.1%)	7 (10.8%)
Paroxysmal (Item 4)	30 (50.8%)	8 (12.3%)
Thermal (Item 5)	44 (74.6%)	19 (29.2%)
Allodynia (Item 6)	8 (13.6%)	0 (0%)
Altered PPT (Item 7)	59 (100%)	49 (72.3%)

Abbreviations: CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome; LANSS, Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs scale; PPT, pinprick threshold.