Optimizing temperature threshold testing in small-fiber neuropathy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 870-876

  Bakkers, Mayienne ^a   Faber, Catharina G ^a   Reulen, Jos P H ^a   Hoeijmakers, Janneke G J ^a   Vanhoutte, Els K ^a   Merkies, Ingemar S J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Method of levels; Polyneuropathy; Quantitative sensory testing; Small fiber neuropathy; Temperature threshold testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HEAT PAIN THRESHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY; TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD TESTING; ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; ERYTHROMELALGIA; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; ERYTHROMELALGIA; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929303647     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.24473     Document Type: Article

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