Analysis of the Perception of and Reactivity to Pain and Heat in Patients With Wallenberg Syndrome and Severe Spinothalamic Tract Dysfunction
Author(s) -
M Rousseaux,
F. Cassim,
Bernard Bayle,
E Laureau
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.30.10.2223
Subject(s) - spinothalamic tract , medicine , noxious stimulus , stimulation , anesthesia , stimulus (psychology) , diffuse noxious inhibitory control , reflex , threshold of pain , somatosensory system , lesion , nociceptor , perception , nociception , audiology , psychology , surgery , neuroscience , psychiatry , receptor , psychotherapist
The aim of the study was to assess the consequences of severe spinothalamic tract lesions resulting from lateral medullary infarct and to show that a specific pain perception can be elicited by strong thermal stimulation.
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