| Literature DB >> 22644160 |
Giulia Di Stefano1, Silvia La Cesa, Antonella Biasiotta, Caterina Leone, Alessia Pepe, Giorgio Cruccu, Andrea Truini.
Abstract
Neuropathic pain, i.e. pain arising as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease of the somatosensory system, affects about the 7 % of the general population. In this short review, we describe the most reliable laboratory tools for assessing neuropathic pain, such as quantitative sensory testing, laser-evoked potential recordings and skin biopsy, procedures that selectively assess nociceptive pathways.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22644160 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-1033-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurol Sci ISSN: 1590-1874 Impact factor: 3.307