Modulation of Somatosensory Profiles by Spinal Cord Stimulation in Primary Raynaud's Syndrome

Pain Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 469-475

  Münster, Tino ^a   Tiebel, Nils ^a   Seyer, Hendrikus ^b   Maihöfner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Outpatient Clinic for Neurosurgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

Quantitative sensory test; Raynaud's syndrome; Spinal cord stimulator

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BUPRENORPHINE; DIPYRONE; IBUPROFEN; NIFEDIPINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; TILIDINE;

ADULT; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLD DETECTION THRESHOLD; COLD PAIN THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAT PAIN THRESHOLD; HUMAN; MECHANICAL DETECTION THRESHOLD; MECHANICAL PAIN THRESHOLD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PARESTHESIA; PERCEPTION; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIMARY RAYNAUD SYNDROME; QUANTITATIVE SENSORY TESTING; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SYMPATHECTOMY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; VIBRATION DETECTION THRESHOLD; WARM DETECTION THRESHOLD;

EID: 84863542052     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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