Hyperalgesia and functional sensory loss in restless legs syndrome

Pain

Volumn 154, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1457-1463

  Stiasny Kolster, Karin ^a,b   Pfau, Doreen B ^c   Oertel, Wolfgang H ^a   Treede, Rolf Detlef ^c   Magerl, Walter ^c  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nociception; Pain inhibition; Pathophysiology; Plasticity; RLS

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 84879783040     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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