Nociceptive R3 reflex in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients

Functional Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-47

  D'Aleo, Giangaetano ^b   Sessa, Edoardo ^c   D'Aleo, Piercataldo ^c   Rifici, Carmela ^c   Di Bella, Paolo ^c   Petix, Maurizio ^a   Bramanti, Placido ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; R3 reflex; Relapsing remitting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; BLINKING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REFERENCE VALUES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0032954012     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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