title: [Diagnosis and principal causes of neuropathic pain].
abstract: Neuropathic pain does not always occur in a neurological context or from evident neurological causes. The diagnosis of neuropathic pain is exclusively clinical. Neuropathic pain has a topography that is often systematically related to the nervous structure. Neuropathic pain can be expressed clinically with spontaneous, continuous or paroxysmal pain. Screening for neuropathic pain may be facilitated by scales such as the DN4.
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U929, F-06002 Nice Cedex, France. lanteri-minet.m@chu-nice.fr
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lantéri-Minet
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires