Topographic analysis of laser evoked potentials in chronic tension-type headache: Correlations with clinical features

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-45

  de Tommaso, Marina ^a,c   Shevel, Elliott ^b   Pecoraro, Carla ^a   Sardaro, Michele ^a   Losito, Luciana ^a   Lamberti, Paolo ^a   Livrea, Paolo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b The Headache Clinic Johannesburg   (South Africa)

^c Center of Innovative Technologies for Signal Detection and Processing   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laser evoked potentials; Pericranial tenderness; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; NOCICEPTION; P WAVE; PAIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIZATION; SKULL; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CHRONIC DISEASE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REACTION TIME; SKIN; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 33748114503     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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