Randall-selitto test: A new approach for the detection of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 898-904

  Santos Nogueira, Eva ^a   Redondo Castro, Elena ^a   Mancuso, Renzo ^a   Navarro, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

hyperalgesia; neuropathic pain; Randall Selitto test; spinal cord injury; withdrawal threshold

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; INJURY SEVERITY; LOCOMOTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDALL SELITTO TEST; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84858435922     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1700     Document Type: Article

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