Diagnostic validity of epidermal nerve fiber densities in painful sensory neuropathies
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Comparison of sudomotor and sensory nerve testing in painful sensory neuropathies.
OBJECTIVE To compare results of quantitative sudomotor axon reflex testing (QSART), dorsal sural, and sural sensory nerve testing in patients with painful sensory neuropathy (PSN). METHODS Fifty-six patients with symptoms and neurologic examinations consistent with PSN who had both autonomic and nerve conduction studies were identified from 376 patients with a clinical diagnosis of painful ne...
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عنوان ژورنال: Muscle & Nerve
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0148-639X,1097-4598
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20889