Cortical pain responses in the infant brain: Response to Slater et al.'s Letter to the Editor

Pain

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 332-334

  Anand, K J S ^a   Bartocci, Marco ^a   Lagercrantz, Hugo ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; MORPHINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN CORTEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG CLEARANCE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INFANCY; LETTER; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY CORTEX; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; VALIDITY; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 33745685828     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.05.010     Document Type: Letter

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