Differences in spinothalamic function of cervical and thoracic dermatomes: Insights using contact heat evoked potentials

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 291-298

  Haefeli, Jenny S ^a   Blum, Julia ^a   Steeves, John D ^b   Kramer, John L K ^b   Curt, Armin E P ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

EEG; Segmental sensory function; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTACT HEAT EVOKED POTENTIAL; DERMATOME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SPINAL NERVES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879850291     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31827ed9ee     Document Type: Article

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