Thermal thresholds in complex regional pain syndrome type I: Sensitivity and repeatability of the methods of limits and levels

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1561-1568

  Kemler, Marius A ^a   Reulen, Jos P H ^a   Van Kleef, Maarten ^a   Barendse, Gerard A M ^a   Van Den Wildenberg, Frans A J M ^a   Spaans, Frank ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome; Method of levels; Method of limits; Quantitative thermal testing; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLD; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNDROME;

EID: 0034283757     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(00)00358-8     Document Type: Article

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