Neuropathic Pain Scale

Includes two items that assess (1) the global dimensions of  pain intensity  and  pain  unpleasurement and (2)eight  items of  specific neuropathic pain qualities  (“sharp,” “hot,” “dull,” “cold,” “sensitive,” “itchy,” “deep,” and  “surface” pain)

Each of the items includes a description and other similar descriptive words for that item. Each of the items has a 0 to 10 numerical score, in which 1 is “no” or “not” and 10 is “the most”

In additions, the scale also want to patients describe the time quality of pain (the background pain, break-through pain and occasional pain)