Revising two-point discrimination assessment in normal aging and in patients with polyneuropathies

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 832-834

  Van Nes, S I ^a   Faber, C G ^b   Hamers, R M T P ^b   Harschnitz, O ^b   Bakkers, M ^b   Hermans, M C E ^b   Meijer, R J ^c   Van Doorn, P A ^a   Merkies, I S J ^a,b,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYNEUROPATHIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 46249124860     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.139220     Document Type: Article

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