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01.05.2012 | PAIN AS NECESSITY
Laboratory tools for assessing neuropathic pain
verfasst von:
Giulia Di Stefano, Silvia La Cesa, Antonella Biasiotta, Caterina Leone, Alessia Pepe, Giorgio Cruccu, Andrea Truini
Erschienen in:
Neurological Sciences
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Sonderheft 1/2012
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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.