Table 4.
Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory Questionnaire
| Neuropathic pain symptom inventory | Interpretation of pain | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Q1. Burning | Superficial spontaneous pain | 0-10 |
| Q2. Squeezing | Deep spontaneous pain | 0-10 |
| Q3. Pressure | 0-10 | |
| Q4. Spontaneous pain during the past 24 hr | Permanently | |
| 8-12 hr | ||
| 4-7 hr | ||
| 1-3 hr | ||
| < 1 hr | ||
| Q5. Electric shocks | Paroxysmal pain | 0-10 |
| Q6. Stabbing | 0-10 | |
| Q7. Pain attacks during the past 24 hr | > 20 times/day | |
| 11-20 times/day | ||
| 6-10 times/day | ||
| 1-5 times/day | ||
| 0 times/day | ||
| Q8. Pain provoked by or increased by brushing on the painful area | Evoked pain | 0-10 |
| Q9. Pain provoked by or increased by pressure on the painful area | 0-10 | |
| Q10. Pain provoked by or increased by contact with something cold on the painful area | 0-10 | |
| Q11. Pins and needles | Paresthesia/Dysesthesia | 0-10 |
| Q12. Tingling | 0-10 | |
| Results | ||
| Total intensity score | Sub-scores | 0-100 |
| Q1 = Superficial spontaneous pain | /1 = 0-10 × 2 | 0-20 |
| Q2 + Q3 = Deep spontaneous pain | /2 = 0-10 × 2 | 0-20 |
| Q5 + Q6 = Paroxysmal pain | /2 = 0-10 × 2 | 0-20 |
| Q8 + Q9 + Q10 = Evoked pain | /3 = 0-10 × 2 | 0-20 |
| Q11 + Q12 = Paresthesia/Dysesthesia | /2 = 0-10 × 2 | 0-20 |
0 means no pain, but 10 means maximal pain imaginable.
Modified from the article of Bouhassira et al. (Pain 2004; 108: 248-57) [5].