An Examination of Pain Perception and Cerebral Event‐Related Potentials following Carbon Dioxide Laser Stimulation in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Age‐Matched Control Volunteers
Author(s) -
Stephen J. Gibson,
Xenophon Voukelatos,
David Ames,
Leon Flicker,
Robert D. Helme
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2001/814374
Subject(s) - stimulation , carbon dioxide laser , disease , medicine , audiology , alzheimer's disease , event related potential , perception , anesthesia , psychology , neuroscience , electroencephalography , psychiatry , laser , physics , laser surgery , optics
Pain perception is known to depend on integrated cognitive processing. Alzheimer's disease affects 5% to 10% of older adults, but the impact of this disease on pain sensitivity and report has yet to be fully investigated.
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