Central sensitization in carpal tunnel syndrome with extraterritorial spread of sensory symptoms

Pain

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-236

  Zanette, Giampietro ^a,b   Cacciatori, Carlo ^a,b   Tamburin, Stefano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b PEDERZOLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Human pain models; Hyperalgesia; Neuropathic pain; Pain threshold; Psychophysics; Quantitative sensory testing (QST); Sensitization; Sensory profile; Wind up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 74849136732     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.10.025     Document Type: Article

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