Functional assessment of Aδ and C fibers in patients with Fabry's disease

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 708-713

  Valeriani, Massimiliano ^a   Mariotti, Paolo ^b   Le Pera, Domenica ^c   Restuccia, Domenico ^b   De Armas, Liala ^c   Maiese, Toni ^a   Vigevano, Federico ^a   Antuzzi, Daniela ^b   Zampino, Giuseppe ^b   Ricci, Roberta ^b   Tonali, Pietro ^b  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A fibers; C fibers; Fabry's disease; Laser evoked potentials; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FABRY DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FABRY DISEASE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 10044227220     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20174     Document Type: Article

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