Comparison of sudomotor and sensory nerve testing in painful sensory neuropathies

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 138-142

  Killian, James M ^a   Smyth, Shane ^a   Guerra, Rudy ^b   Adhikari, Ishan ^a   Harati, Yadollah ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

painful sensory neuropathy; quantitative sudomotor axon reflex testing; small fiber

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DORSAL SURAL SENSORY NERVE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PAINFUL SENSORY NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE SUDOMOTOR AXON REFLEX TESTING; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SURAL NERVE; SURAL SENSORY NERVE TEST; SWEATING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REFLEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SURAL NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952122673     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CND.0b013e318209efb1     Document Type: Article

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