Morphological macrovascular alterations in complex regional pain syndrome type I demonstrated by increased intima-media thickness

BMC Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Derenthal, Nicola ^a   Maecken, Tim ^a   Krumova, Elena ^a   Germing, Alfried ^a   Maier, Christoph ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome; Inflammatory alterations; Intima media thickness; Macrovascular changes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL ARTERY;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RADIAL ARTERY; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84873272504     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-14     Document Type: Article

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