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Dynamic Quantitative Sensory Testing to Characterize Central Pain Processing
 

Dynamic Quantitative Sensory Testing to Characterize Central Pain Processing

Article DOI: 10.3791/54452-v • 09:16 min • February 16th, 2017
February 16th, 2017 •
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1Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

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By assessing pain in response to repetitive or different types of standardized stimuli, dynamic quantitative sensory testing (QST) can reveal changes in the central processing of pain. We present methods to optimize and individualize two dynamic QST measures: temporal summation (TS) and conditioned pain modulation (CPM).

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Keywords: Dynamic Quantitative Sensory Testing Central Pain Processing Temporal Summation Conditioned Pain Modulation QST Thermode Heat Pulses Visual Analog Scale CoVAS Second Pain Thenar Eminence Rapid Pulse Train
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