A portable system for measuring cutaneous thresholds for warming and cooling.
Open Access
- 31 August 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 50 (9), 1211-1215
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.50.9.1211
Abstract
Measurement of cutaneous thermal thresholds is a valuable technique for detecting small fibre neuropathy. A robust and portable microcomputer controlled system, which separately measures thresholds for warming and cooling, is described. Thresholds at three sites have been measured; the cheek, the dorsum of the hand and the sole of the foot. Regional variability and a correlation with age have been found, indicating the sensitivity of this system.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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