Table 2 Characteristics CPSP and hypoesthesia
Questionnaire components | Patients with CPSP n = 49 | Patients with hypoesthesia n = 52 |
|---|---|---|
Start of pain, n (%) | ||
Acute | 18 (36.7) | 28 (53.8) |
Slow | 28 (57.1) | 18 (34.6) |
Unknown | 3 (6.1) | 6 (11.5) |
Both hypoesthesia and CPSP present, n (%) | 16 (32.7%) | 16 (30.8%) |
Course of symptom experience, n (%) | ||
Attacks, with pain-free moments | 14 (28.6) | – |
Continuous, differing in severity | 22 (44.9) | – |
Continuous, stable severity | 11 (22.4) | 21 (40.4) |
Unknown | 2 (4.1) | 31 (59.6) |
VAS, general (0–100) | 33.9 ± 24.5 | – |
VAS, least pain (0–100) | 13.3 ± 18.0 | – |
VAS, worst pain (0–100) | 56.7 ± 23.0 | – |
Localization of pain, n (%) | ||
Ipsilateral flank | 33 (67.3) | 41 (78.8) |
Contralateral flank | 8 (16.3) | – |
Other / unknown | 8 (16.3) | 11 (21.2) |
Referred pain, n (%) | 20 (40.8%) | – |
Referred hypoesthesia, n (%) | – | 7 (13.5%) |
Tingling present, n (%) | – | 23 (44.2%) |
Pain intensity | ||
NWC-S (0 to 12 words) | 3.9 ± 2.8 | – |
NWC-A (0 to 5 words) | 1.8 ± 1.7 | – |
NWC-E (0 to 3 words) | 2.1 ± 1.1 | – |
NWC-T (0 to 20 words) | 7.9 ± 5.0 | – |
PRI-S (0 to 36 words) | 21.9 ± 15.6 | – |
PRI-A (0 to 15 words) | 9.1 ± 8.7 | – |
PRI-E (0 to 12 words) | 9.9 ± 6.2 | – |
PRI-T (0 to 63 words) | 40.8 ± 26.7 | – |
Hypoesthesia feels annoying, n (%) | ||
No | – | 33 (63.5) |
Little | – | 9 (17.3) |
Fairly | – | 6 (11.5) |
Very | – | 3 (5.8) |
Unknown | – | 1 (1.9) |