Generalized vibrotactile allodynia in a patient with temporomandibular disorder

Pain

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-78

  Fillingim, Roger B ^a   Fillingim, Lori A ^b   Hollins, Mark ^b   Sigurdsson, Asgeir ^b   Maixner, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Dextromethorphan; N methyl D aspartate antagonist; Temporomandibular disorder; Vibrotactile perception

Indexed keywords

DEXTROMETHORPHAN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYALGIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; VIBRATION;

ADULT; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; HYPERESTHESIA; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032190141     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(98)00131-6     Document Type: Article

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