Neuropathic pain, i.e. pain arising as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease of the somatosensory system, affects about the7% 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.

Laboratory tools for assessing neuropathic pain / DI STEFANO, Giulia; LA CESA, Silvia; Biasiotta, Antonella; Leone, Caterina; Pepe, Alessia; Cruccu, Giorgio; Truini, Andrea. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - 33:1(2012), pp. 5-7. [10.1007/s10072-012-1033-x]

Laboratory tools for assessing neuropathic pain

DI STEFANO, GIULIA;LA CESA, SILVIA;BIASIOTTA, ANTONELLA;LEONE, CATERINA;PEPE, ALESSIA;CRUCCU, Giorgio;TRUINI, ANDREA
2012

Abstract

Neuropathic pain, i.e. pain arising as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease of the somatosensory system, affects about the7% 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.
2012
quantitative sensory testing; neuropathic pain; laser-evoked potentials; nociceptive pathways; skin biopsy
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Laboratory tools for assessing neuropathic pain / DI STEFANO, Giulia; LA CESA, Silvia; Biasiotta, Antonella; Leone, Caterina; Pepe, Alessia; Cruccu, Giorgio; Truini, Andrea. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - 33:1(2012), pp. 5-7. [10.1007/s10072-012-1033-x]
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