Clinical usefulness of laser evoked potentials

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 345-353

  Valeriani, M ^a,b   Pazzaglia, C ^c   Cruccu, G ^d   Truini, A ^d  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laser evoked potentials; Neuropathic pain; Nociception; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DELTA NERVE FIBER; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPOALGESIA; LASER EVOKED POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER C; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SHORT SURVEY; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; LASERS; NEURALGIA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84867137260     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2012.05.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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