Table 2 Mean values and standard deviation for thermal and mechanical QST parameters at four sites in BMS patients and healthy subjects

CDT (°C)

34.0 ± 1.3

33.8 ± 1.6

31.0 ± 0.4

30.2 ± 0.7

35.0 ± 1.1

35.1 ± 0.7

31.0 ± 0.5

29.9 ± 1.1

WDT (°C)

39.4 ± 1.0

39.4 ± 2.1

33.4 ± 0.6

34.4 ± 0.8

38.3 ± 1.3

38.7 ± 1.5

33.5 ± 1.1

34.6 ± 1.0

CPT(°C)

14.9 ± 5.6

13.3 ± 5.4

15.8 ± 4.6

14.3 ± 4.2

15.7 ± 4.1

14.4 ± 4.4

16.0 ± 5.1

15.5 ± 5.2

HPT (°C)

45.3 ± 2.7

45.8 ± 2.2

43.8 ± 1.8

43.5 ± 1.8

42.4 ± 2.0

43.2 ± 1.9

43.0 ± 2.1

42.9 ± 2.0

MDT

1.7 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0

1.7 ± 0

1.9 ± 0.3

1.8 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0

1.7 ± 0

2.0 ± 0.3

MPT (mN)

86.7 ± 12.8

97.3 ± 25.3

170.3 ± 30.1

331.2 ± 94.0

95.3 ± 20.2

100.1. ± 27.8

168.1 ± 32.5

322.3 ± 93.2