The perception threshold counterpart to dynamic and static mechanical allodynia assessed using von Frey filaments in peripheral neuropathic pain patients

Scandinavian Journal of Pain

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-16

  Landerholm, Åsa H ^a   Hansson, Per T ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brush evoked allodynia; Dynamic mechanical allodynia; Neuropathic pain; Static mechanical allodynia; Von Frey filament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ALLODYNIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRESSURE SENSATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC MECHANICAL ALLODYNIA; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 79551668415     PISSN: 18778860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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