The diagnostic accuracy and test-retest reliability of the Dutch PainDETECT and the DN4 screening tools for neuropathic pain in patients with suspected cervical or lumbar radiculopathy

Pain in AQP4-IgG-positive and MOG-IgG-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

“…A PDQ-score of 12 or higher is indicative of neuropathic pain, 14,17 but was not used as a deciding diagnostic criterion. Similar to previous findings, 18 the sensitivity of the PDQ compared to the clinical diagnosis of neuropathic pain was only 70%.…”

“…A PDQ-score of 12 or higher is indicative of neuropathic pain, 14,17 but was not used as a deciding diagnostic criterion. Similar to previous findings, 18 the sensitivity of the PDQ compared to the clinical diagnosis of neuropathic pain was only 70%. In the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MGQ), patients describe their pain experience with up to 20 words from a list of 78 words, categorized as sensorydiscriminative to describe the sense of intensity, location and duration of pain, as motivationalaffective to describe unpleasantness, and as cognitive-evaluative to describe cognitions such as appraisal.…”

Call for Caution in Using the Pain DETECT Questionnaire for Patient Stratification Without Additional Clinical Assessments: Comment on the Article by Soni et al

“…The PD‐Q was developed specifically for back pain as a self‐report measure that classified patients as having either “unlikely,” “uncertain,” or “likely neuropathic” pain components . However, studies that used proper clinical assessment and sensory testing as the reference standard showed little difference in PD‐Q scores between patients with clinical signs of neuropathic pain and those without . This is consistent with previous research that showed substantial overlap of descriptors between neuropathic and suggested nociceptive pain .…”

Assessing neuropathic pain in patients with low back‐related leg pain: Comparing the painDETECT Questionnaire with the 2016 NeuPSIG grading system

“…Epping et al. (), using the previous 2008 NeuPSIG grading system (Treede et al., ) as reference standard, reported a mean (SD) painDETECT score of 13.3 (6.7) in the definite NP group as compared to 11.6 (5.6) in a non‐ NP group. Their study included 46 patients with clinically suspected lumbar radiculopathy, and the patients were split into two groups, a definite NP group (41.3%) and a non‐ NP group (58.7%) consisting of those who were graded unlikely , possible and probable .…”