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Burning pain: axonal dysfunction in erythromelalgia.
Pain - 1 May 2017
Farrar Michelle A, Lee Ming-Jen, Howells James, Andrews Peter I, Lin Cindy S-Y
Abstract excerpt
Erythromelalgia (EM) is a rare neurovascular disorder characterized by intermittent severe burning pain, erythema, and warmth in the extremities on heat stimuli. To investigate the underlying pathophysiology, peripheral axonal excitability studies were performed and changes with heating and therapy explored. Multiple excitability indices (stimulus-response curve, strength-duration time constant (SDTC), threshold...
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