Evidence of a selective nociceptive impairment in systemic sclerosis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 3 SUPPL. 54, 2009, Pages

  Bajocchi, Gianluigi ^a   Terlizzi, Rossana ^b   Zanigni, Stefano ^b   Barletta, Giorgio ^b   Grimaldi, Daniela ^b   Pierangeli, Giulia ^b   Cortelli, Pietro ^b  

^a Rheumatology Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction; Heart rate variability; Raynaud's phenomenon; Small fibres neuropathy; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISONE; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TOPICAL AGENT; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NERVE FIBER C; NOCICEPTION; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN DISEASE; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COLD TEMPERATURE; FACE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RAYNAUD DISEASE; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 70350317489     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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