Comparison of different modalities for detection of small fiber neuropathy

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1909-1912

  Tobin, Karen ^a   Giuliani, Michael J ^a   Lacomis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Peripheral nervous system disease; Peripheral neuropathy; Quantitative sudomotor axon reflex testing; Sensory neuropathy; Sensory testing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERPNEA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SKIN TINGLING; SWEATING; TENDON REFLEX;

ADULT; AGED; AXONS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REFLEX; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN;

EID: 0032855495     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00164-9     Document Type: Article

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