Neuropathic pain in diabetes-evidence for a central mechanism

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 462-466

  Fischer, Tanya Z ^a   Waxman, Stephen G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL GANGLION; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; THALAMUS;

EID: 77956268634     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2010.90     Document Type: Review

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