Quantitative sensory testing of thermal and vibratory perception in familial dysautonomia

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 177-183

  Hilz, Max J ^a   Axelrod, Felicia B ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial dysautonomia; Method of limits; Quantitative sensory testing; Thermal perception; Vibration sense

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSAUTONOMIA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERONEUS NERVE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SURAL NERVE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; VIBRATION SENSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DYSAUTONOMIA, FAMILIAL; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERCEPTION; PHENOTYPE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TEMPERATURE; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 0034457251     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02291353     Document Type: Article

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