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Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 287-298 , 15 December 2009

Absence of pain with hyperhidrosis: A new syndrome where vascular afferents may mediate cutaneous sensation

  • David Bowsher

      Affiliations

    • Pain Research Institute, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK
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  • C. Geoffrey Woods

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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  • Adeline K. Nicholas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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  • Ofelia M. Carvalho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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  • Carol E. Haggett

      Affiliations

    • North Wales Probation Service, Wrexham LL13 7YX, UK
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  • Brian Tedman

      Affiliations

    • Neurophysiology and Neuropathology Departments, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust, Liverpool L9 7LJ, UK
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  • James M. Mackenzie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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  • Daniel Crooks

      Affiliations

    • Neurophysiology and Neuropathology Departments, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust, Liverpool L9 7LJ, UK
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  • Nasir Mahmood

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Armed Forces Hospital Al-Hada, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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  • J. Aidan Twomey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Pindersfields Hospital, Wakefield WF1 4DG, UK
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  • Samantha Hann

      Affiliations

    • The Welsh Institute of Dermatology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK
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  • Dilwyn Jones

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Department, Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth SY23 1ER, UK
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  • James P. Wymer

      Affiliations

    • Upstate Neurology Consultants, Albany, NY 12205, USA
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  • Phillip J. Albrecht

      Affiliations

    • Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
    • Integrated Tissue Dynamics, LLC, Renssalaer, NY 12144, USA
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  • Charles E. Argoff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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  • Frank L. Rice

      Affiliations

    • Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
    • Integrated Tissue Dynamics, LLC, Renssalaer, NY 12144, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Integrated Tissue Dynamics LLC, 7 University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA. Tel.: +1 518 505 7429.

Received 10 February 2009 ,Revised 1 September 2009 ,Accepted 9 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.09.007

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