title: Quantitative sensory tests (perceptual thresholds) in patients with spinal cord injury.
abstract: This article was presented at the Premeeting Workshop on Outcome Measures at the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Annual Scientific Meeting in Dallas, Texas, in May 2005. The article summarizes preliminary findings of three quantitative sensory tests that were evaluated as part of the International Spinal Research Trust Clinical Initiative study: perceptual thresholds to electrical, vibration, and thermal stimulation. The results gathered so far suggest that the three tests are simple, reproducible, and applicable in a clinical setting. The tests seem to add resolution and sensitivity to the standard clinical testing and could be useful adjuncts in longitudinal monitoring of spinal cord injury for research purposes.
authors.affiliation: National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 8AL, UK. Gordana.Savic@buckshosp.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Gordana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Savic
authors.forename: Ebba M K
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.forename: Nick J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Davey
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Ellaway
authors.forename: Hans L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jamous
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nicotra
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004056:Differential Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D013127:Spinal Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology*