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Table 3 McGill Descriptor Severity Score (N = 502 attacks) 1

From: Abdominal attacks and treatment in hereditary angioedema with C1-inhibitor deficiency

Pain descriptor

Total score

Average severity score2

Tender

1020

2.03

Tiring-exhausting

912

1.82

Aching

892

1.78

Cramping

888

1.77

Sickening

834

1.66

Sharp

785

1.56

Heavy

778

1.55

Stabbing

629

1.25

Gnawing

628

1.25

Shooting

595

1.19

Throbbing

592

1.18

Punishing-cruel

492

0.98

Hot-burning

397

0.79

Splitting

384

0.76

Fearful

346

0.69

  1. 1All patients with abdominal symptoms in EDEMA0, EDEMA1, EDEMA2 and DX-88/19.
  2. 2Intensity scale: 0 = none, 3 = severe.
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BMC Gastroenterology

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