Trigeminal responses to laser stimuli

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 315-324

  Romaniello, A ^a   Iannetti, G D ^a,b   Truini, A ^a   Cruccu, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser blink reflex; Laser evoked potentials; Laser silent; Period; Trigeminal pain; Trigeminal system

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM INFARCTION; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; DEMYELINATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACE; HUMAN; LASER; LIMB; MIGRAINE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REVIEW; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0347991613     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2003.10.010     Document Type: Article

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