Quantitative sensory testing for spinal cord stimulation in patients with chronic neuropathic pain

Pain Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 161-165

  Eisenberg, Elon ^a   Backonja, Misha Miroslav ^b   Fillingim, Roger B ^c   Pud, Dorit ^d   Hord, Daniela E ^e   King, Gary W ^f   Stojanovic, Milan P ^e  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS); Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS); Pain threshold; Quantitative sensory testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD TOLERANCE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; ISRAEL; LEG PAIN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIBRATION SENSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLD; COLD TEMPERATURE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HEAT; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; PAIN THRESHOLD; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; VIBRATION;

EID: 33746907754     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2006.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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