Thermal hypoaesthesia differentiates secondary restless legs syndrome associated with small fibre neuropathy from primary restless legs syndrome

Brain

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 762-770

  Bachmann, Cornelius G ^a   Rolke, Roman ^b   Scheidt, Uta ^a   Stadelmann, Christine ^a   Sommer, Martin ^a   Pavlakovic, Goran ^a   Happe, Svenja ^a,c   Treede, Rolf Detlef ^d   Paulus, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM BREMEN OST   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Quantitative sensory testing; Restless legs syndrome; Skin biopsy; Small fibre neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CABERGOLINE; GABAPENTIN; LEVODOPA; PRAMIPEXOLE; PREGABALIN; RASAGILINE; ROPINIROLE; ROTIGOTINE; TILIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERALGESIA; HYPERESTHESIA; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTION; PRESSURE; PRIMARY RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SECONDARY RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN BIOPSY; SYMPTOM; THERMAL HYPOESTHESIA;

AGED; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; TOUCH PERCEPTION; VIBRATION;

EID: 77950255135     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq026     Document Type: Article

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