Age-, gender- and body site-specific reference values of thermal Quantitative Sensory Testing in the Italian population using the Q-sense device.
Giuseppe CosentinoElisa AntoniazziLaura BonomiCamilla CavigioliMariateresa D'AgostinoMassimiliano TodiscoCristina TassorelliPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2023)
Demographic characteristics must be considered when QST is used in the clinical setting. The definition of reference limits for sensory testing with the Q-sense herein provided can pave the way towards a more widespread use of thermal QST for diagnosing small fiber neuropathy and for identifying patients' profiles in different chronic pain syndromes.