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Laser evoked responses to painful stimulation persist during sleep and predict subsequent arousals

  • H. Bastuji

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U 879 (Central Integration of Pain), Bron F-69677, France
    • Université Claude Bernard, Lyon F-69003, France
    • Hospices Civils de Lyon, Unité d’Hypnologie, Hôpital Neurologique, 59, Bd Pinel, Bron F-69677, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Hospices Civils de Lyon, Unité d’Hypnologie, Hôpital Neurologique, 59, Bd Pinel, Bron F-69677, France. Tel.: +33 4 72 35 78 28; fax: +33 4 72 35 73 97.
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  • C. Perchet

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U 879 (Central Integration of Pain), Bron F-69677, France
    • Université Claude Bernard, Lyon F-69003, France
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  • V. Legrain

      Affiliations

    • Université catholique de Louvain, Unité de Neurosciences Cognitives, Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Education, Louvain-la-Neuve B-1348, Belgium
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  • C. Montes

      Affiliations

    • Universidad de Malaga, Facultad de Medicina, Dept de Physiologia, Malaga E-29080, Spain
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  • L. Garcia-Larrea

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U 879 (Central Integration of Pain), Bron F-69677, France
    • Université Claude Bernard, Lyon F-69003, France

Received 2 May 2007 ,Revised 2 October 2007 ,Accepted 22 October 2007.

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PII: S0304-3959(07)00637-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.10.027

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