A commentary on the relation between putative central plastic changes and sensory symptoms in peripheral entrapment neuropathies.
Ginanneschi
Federica
F
Department of Neurological, Neurosurgical and Behavioural Sciences, Clinical Neurophysiology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
Rossi
Alessandro
A
D006801:Humans; D006930:Hyperalgesia / Q000503:physiopathology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000502:physiology*
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