Neurophysiological assessment of craniofacial pain

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 61-69

  Galeotti, Francesca ^a   Truini, Andrea ^a   Cruccu, Giorgio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laser evoked potentials; Pain; Trigeminal nerve; Trigeminal reflexes

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EYELID REFLEX; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; JAW OPENING REFLEX; MASSETER MUSCLE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL VALUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; WALLENBERG SYNDROME; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; HEADACHE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACIAL PAIN; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 33746014083     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-006-0287-1     Document Type: Review

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