Afferent large fiber polyneuropathy predicts the development of postherpetic neuralgia

Pain

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-238

  Baron, R ^a   Haendler, G ^a   Schulte, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pain chronification; Pathophysiology; Polyneuropathy; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYNEUROPATHY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; NEURALGIA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030778394     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00105-X     Document Type: Article

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