Presence of hyperalgesia predicts analgesic efficacy of topically applied capsaicin 8% in patients with peripheral neuropathic pain

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 116-129

  Mainka, T ^a,b   Malewicz, N M ^a   Baron, R ^c   Enax Krumova, E K ^a   Treede, R D ^d   Maier, C ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELASTIC FIBER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAT PAIN THRESHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OPEN STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PAIN THRESHOLD; POLYNEUROPATHY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE SENSORY TESTING; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WARMTH DETECTION THRESHOLD; AGED; NEURALGIA; NONMYELINATED NERVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPRURITICS; CAPSAICIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84952862257     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejp.703     Document Type: Article

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