Cutaneous silent period recordings in demyelinating and axonal polyneuropathies. Issue 9 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lopergolo, Diego; Isak, Baris; Gabriele, Maria; Onesti, Emanuela; Ceccanti, Marco; Capua, Gelsomina; Fionda, Laura; Biasiotta, Antonella; Di Stefano, Giulia; La Cesa, Silvia; Frasca, Vittorio; Inghilleri, Maurizio
• Is Part Of: Clinical neurophysiology. Volume 126:Issue 9(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 1780
• Page End: 1789
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Neurophysiology -- Periodicals; Electroencephalography -- Periodicals; Electromyography -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.11.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1388-2457

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st140">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0475">The evaluation of cutaneous silent period (CSP) is a useful method to detect dysfunction of A-delta fibres in patients with axonal polyneuropathy (PNP) as well as demyelinating PNP.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0480">The number of axons and conduction properties of A-delta fibres play respectively crucial roles in CSP duration and CSP latencies.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0485">CSP parameters do not differ between patients with and without neuropathic pain.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>