Middle and long latency somatosensory evoked potentials after painful laser stimulation in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Evoked Potentials

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-168

  Lorenz, J ^a   Grasedyck, K ^a   Bromm, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

EEG; Fibromyalgia syndrome; Laser evoked potentials; Pain measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; LASER; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULATION;

EID: 0029867525     PISSN: 01685597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-4694(95)00259-6     Document Type: Article

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