Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS Pain Scale)
Does the pain feel like strange unpleasant sensations on the skin (e.g. pricking, tingling, pins/needles)? .................... 5
Does skin in the painful area(s) look different (mottled, more red or pink than usual)? ................................................ 5
Is the skin in the painful area abnormally sensitive to touch? (e.g. lightly stroked, tight clothes) ................................ 3
Does your pain come on suddenly? (e.g. electric shocks, jumping, or bursting) ........................................................... 2
Does the pain feel as if the skin temperature in the painful area has changed abnormally (e.g. hot, burning)? ............ 1
Exam: Does stroking the painful area of skin with cotton produce pain? ...................................................................... 5
Exam: Does a pinprick at the painful area feel different than a pinprick in an area of normal skin? ............................. 3
0 – 12 = likely nociceptive, Score > 12 likely neuropathic	Total: ................................................................ ______
Adapted from: Bennett, M.I. (2001). The LANSS Pain Scale: The Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs. Pain, 92(1–2), 147–157.