Dynamic spectral indices of the electroencephalogram provide new insights into tonic pain

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 763-771

  Gram, M ^a   Graversen, C ^a   Olesen, S S ^a   Drewes, A M ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cold pressor; Dynamics; EEG; Pain; Reliability; Theta; Tonic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; COLD PRESSOR TEST; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL PAIN; FEMALE; GAMMA RHYTHM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; THETA RHYTHM; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COLD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924799161     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.07.027     Document Type: Article

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