Increased baseline temperature improves the acquisition of contact heat evoked potentials after spinal cord injury

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 582-589

  Kramer, J L K ^a   Haefeli, J ^b   Curt, A ^b   Steeves, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Laser evoked potentials; Neurophysiology; Pinprick; Quantitative sensory testing; Spinothalamic tract

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT HEAT EVOKED POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION; SKIN SURFACE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856228047     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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