The effects of A-fiber pressure block on perception and neurophysiological correlates of brief non-painful and painful CO2 laser stimuli in humans

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-199

  Nahra, Hicham ^a   Plaghki, Léon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A fiber; C fiber; Laser evoked potential; Nerve conduction block; Pain

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RANDOMIZATION; REACTION TIME; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN SENSATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037229553     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(02)00099-X     Document Type: Article

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