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Table 2 Neuropathic pain diagnoses in 46 patients with probable or definite neuropathic pain

From: Neuropathic pain and use of PainDETECT in patients with fibromyalgia: a cohort study

NP diagnoses

Probable NP N = 30

Definite NP N = 16

Method(s) of confirming definite NP diagnosis

Lumbar radiculopathy

20

8

ENMG (4), lumbar MRI (4)

Thoracic radiculopathy

1

  

Cervical radiculopathy

2

1

cervical MRI

Painful polyneuropathy

0

2

ENMG (2), gene test* (1)

Peripheral nerve entrapment #

4

3

ENMG

Peripheral nerve lesion ¤

3

2

ENMG

  1. NP = neuropathic pain.
  2. * confirming the diagnosis of hereditary polyneuropathy.
  3. # compression of median nerve in 3 and ulnar nerve in 2, tarsal tunnel syndrome in 1.
  4. ¤ lesion of peroneal nerve 2, ulnar nerve in 1, cervical plexus in 1 and trigeminal nerve in 1.
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