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Neuropathic Pain 4 Questions (DN4)

[ Distributed by Mapi Research Trust
Developed in 2003
The DN4-interview is composed of the first 7 items of the full DN4 ]

	Author(s)
Bouhassira Didier

Purpose

Pathology:

Nervous system diseases
Pathological conditions signs and symptoms

Disease:

Pain

Objective:

To detect neuropathic pain

Population:

Adult

Characteristics

Type of instrument:

Other

[ Diagnostic instrument ]

Mode of administration:

Clinician-rated
Interviewer-administered

[ Interview and standardized examination of the patient by a clinician ]

Number of items:

DN4: 10; DN4-interview: 7

Existence of database:

Time recall:

Present time

Language(s)

Original language:

French

List of existing translations:

(the translations may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process. Please check status of translations with Mapi Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors)

Dutch*	German*	Italian	Spanish
Dutch for Belgium	Greek*	Portuguese	Thai
English for the UK*	Hungarian*	Russian

*Translations performed by the Mapi Research Institute

Last update: June 2010
Last update in collaboration with the author: December 2008