Thermal hypesthesia in patients with complex regional pain syndrome related dystonia

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 599-603

  Munts, Alexander G ^a   Van Rijn, Monique A ^a   Geraedts, Erica J ^a   Van Hilten, Jacobus J ^a   Van Dijk, J Gert ^a   Marinus, Johan ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome; Dystonia; Psychophysics; Quantitative thermal test; TREND study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER A DELTA; NERVE FIBER C; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE THERMAL TEST; THERMAL HYPESTHESIA;

ADULT; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; THERMOSENSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956211657     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-010-0558-5     Document Type: Article

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