Laser evoked potentials for assessing sensory neuropathy in human patients

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 361, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 25-28

  Truini, A ^a   Romaniello, A ^a   Galeotti, F ^a   Iannetti, G D ^a   Cruccu, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

A nociceptive pathways; Laser evoked potentials; pain; Sensory neuropathy; Small fibre neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA NERVE FIBER; DELTA NERVE FIBER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MYELINATION; NERVE FIBER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SHORT SURVEY; TACTILE STIMULATION; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 2342466087     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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