Objective pain diagnostics: Clinical neurophysiology

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 187-197

  Garcia Larrea, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Diagnosis; Evoked potentials; Human; Neuropathic pain; Pain; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHRONIC PAIN; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SHORT SURVEY; SOLID STATE LASER; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC PAIN; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; LASERS; NEURALGIA; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION;

EID: 84861464957     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2012.03.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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