DN4 Neuropathic Pain Screen
DN4 (Bouhassira 2005): 7 interview items and 3 exam items, each 1 point; total 0-10 and a score >= 4 suggests neuropathic pain.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Burning
- Yes
- Painful cold
- Yes
- Electric shocks
- Yes
- Tingling
- Yes
- Pins and needles
- Yes
Result: DN4 5 of 10 — neuropathic pain likely (>= 4).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- < 4
- Neuropathic pain unlikely.
- >= 4
- Neuropathic pain likely (7 interview + 3 exam items, each 1 point). A screening tool, not a diagnosis.
What you enter
- Burning
- Painful cold
- Electric shocks
- Tingling
- Pins and needles
- Numbness
- Itching
- Exam: hypoesthesia to touch
The other 2 fields
- Exam: hypoesthesia to pinprick
- Exam: brush allodynia
How this is calculated
Bouhassira D, Attal N, Alchaar H, et al. Comparison of pain syndromes associated with nervous or somatic lesions and development of a new neuropathic pain diagnostic questionnaire (DN4). Pain. 2005;114(1-2):29-36. Read the source ↗
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