Abstract
The upcoming 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO) offers a unique opportunity to improve the representation of painful disorders. For this purpose, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has convened an interdisciplinary task force of pain specialists. Here we present the case for a reclassification of nervous system lesions or diseases associated with persistent or recurrent pain for ≥ 3 months. The new classification lists the most common conditions of peripheral neuropathic pain: trigeminal neuralgia, peripheral nerve injury, painful polyneuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, and painful radiculopathy. Conditions of central neuropathic pain include pain caused by spinal cord or brain injury, post-stroke pain, and pain associated with multiple sclerosis. Diseases not explicitly mentioned in the classification are automatically captured in the residual categories of ICD-11. These conditions are either insufficiently defined or missing in the current version of the ICD despite their prevalence and clinical importance. We provide the short definitions of diagnostic entities for which we submitted more detailed content models to the WHO. Definitions and content models were established in collaboration with the Classification Committee of the IASP’s Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG). Up to 10% of the general population experience neuropathic pain. The majority of these patients do not receive satisfactory relief with existing treatments. A precise classification of chronic neuropathic pain in ICD-11 is necessary to document adequately this public health need and the therapeutic challenges related to chronic neuropathic pain.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 53-59 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Pain |
Volume | 160 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- Chronic pain
- neuropathic pain
- diagnosis
- classification
- International Classification of Diseases
- ICD11
- World Health Organization (WHO)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine