Paraesthesiae induced by prolonged high frequency stimulation of human cutaneous afferents

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 501, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 461-471

  Kiernan, Matthew C ^a   Hales, John P ^a   Gracies, Jean Michel ^a   Mogyoros, Ilona ^a   Burke, David ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AXONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FINGERS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PARESTHESIA; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0030997390     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.461bn.x     Document Type: Article

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