Quantitative sensory testing of temperature, pain, and touch in adults with Down syndrome
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Quantitative sensory testing of temperature, pain, and touch in adults with Down syndrome.
The spinothalamic pathway mediates sensations of temperature, pain, and touch. These functions seem impaired in children with Down syndrome (DS), but have not been extensively examined in adults. The objective of the present study was to compare the spinothalamic-mediated sensory functions between adults with DS and adults from the general population and to examine in the DS group the relations...
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عنوان ژورنال: Research in Developmental Disabilities
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0891-4222
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2015.08.016