title: [Quantitative thermotest - investigations of thermal and nociceptive afferents in neuropathy. Is a multicentric approach useful to investigate rare painful neuropathies?].
abstract: Disturbances of small afferent nerve fibres play an important role in painful neuropathies. Quantitative thermotest offers a possibility to quantify these disturbances that can not be detected by conventional electrophysiology. It is a psychophysical method to investigate thermal and nociceptive afferents by determining thermal thresholds. Former experiences have shown that quantitative thermotest can be a helpful tool not only in daily routine but also for research work concerning pathophysiological mechanisms of neuropathy. Therefore a multicentric approach to investigate rare painful neuropathies seems to be useful.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Neurologie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wasner