Pain increases during sympathetic arousal in patients with complex regional pain syndrome

Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1296-1303

  Drummond, Peter D ^a   Finch, Philip M ^b   Skipworth, Shiarne ^a   Blockey, Paul ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLODYNIA; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; COLD SENSITIVITY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARTLE REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 0035833932     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.57.7.1296     Document Type: Article

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