Validation of a Brazilian quantitative sensory testing (QST) device for the diagnosis of small fiber neuropathies

Validation of a Brazilian quantitative sensory testing (QST) device for the diagnosis of small fiber neuropathies

Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is defined as the determination of thresholds for sensory perception under controlled stimulus. Our aim was to validate a new QST device for Brazilian sample. In 20 healthy adults, thermoalgesic thresholds were assessed using a QST prototype (Heat Pain Stimulator-1...

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Main Authors: Pedro Schestatsky, Luciana Cadore Stefani, Paulo Roberto Sanches, Danton Pereira da Silva Júnior, Iraci Lucena Silva Torres, Letizzia Dall-Agnol, Luciane Fachin Balbinot, Wolnei Caumo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2011-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
teste de quantificação sensitiva
validação
via nociceptiva
estímulo termoalgésico
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