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Human Studies


2020 Sep 08


Pain Med

Reliability and Validity of the Boston Bedside Quantitative Sensory Testing Battery for Neuropathic Pain.

Authors

Koulouris AE, Edwards RR, Dorado K, Schreiber KL, Lazaridou A, Rajan S, White J, Garcia J, Gibbons C, Freeman R
Pain Med. 2020 Sep 08.
PMID: 32895703.

Abstract

Recent studies suggest that sensory phenotyping may provide critical information for the diagnosis and management of patients with chronic neuropathic pain (NP). However, many formal quantitative sensory testing (QST) paradigms require expensive equipment, a dedicated location, and substantial time commitments on the part of patient and examiner, highlighting the need for a convenient and portable "bedside" QST battery. We developed and tested a bedside QST battery in a sample of patients with chronic NP.