Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): Somatosensory abnormalities in 1236 patients with different neuropathic pain syndromes

Maier, C.; Baron, R.; Tölle, T.R.; Binder, A.; Birbaumer, N.; Birklein, F.; Gierthmühlen, J.; Flor, H.; Geber, C.; Huge, V.; Krumova, E.K.; Landwehrmeyer, G.B.; Magerl, W.; Maihöfner, C.; Richter, H.; Rolke, R.; Scherens, A.; Schwarz, A.; Sommer, C.; Tronnier, V.; Üçeyler, N.; Valet, M.; Wasner, G.; Treede, R.-D.

doi:10.1016/j.pain.2010.05.002

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Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 439-450, September 2010

Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): Somatosensory abnormalities in 1236 patients with different neuropathic pain syndromes

C. Maier
- Department of Pain Management, BG Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil GmbH, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
- Corresponding author. Address: Deutscher Forschungsverbund Neuropathischer Schmerz (DFNS), c/o Prof. Dr. Christoph Maier, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil GmbH Bochum, Ruhr University, Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, D 44789 Bochum, Germany.
- DFNS steering committee.
- These authors equally contributed to this work.
R. Baron
- Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- DFNS steering committee.
- These authors equally contributed to this work.
T.R. Tölle
- Department of Neurology, Technische Universität, München, Germany
- DFNS steering committee.
A. Binder
- Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
N. Birbaumer
- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Germany
F. Birklein
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
J. Gierthmühlen
- Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
H. Flor
- Department of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute for Mental Health, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany
C. Geber
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
V. Huge
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
E.K. Krumova
- Department of Pain Management, BG Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil GmbH, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
G.B. Landwehrmeyer
- Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Germany
W. Magerl
- Department of Neurophysiology, Center for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany
C. Maihöfner
- Institute of Physiology and Experimental Pathophysiology, University of Erlangen, Germany
H. Richter
- Department of Pain Management, BG Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil GmbH, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
R. Rolke
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
A. Scherens
- Department of Pain Management, BG Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil GmbH, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
A. Schwarz
- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Germany
C. Sommer
- Department of Neurology, University of Würzburg, Germany
V. Tronnier
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Campus Lübeck, Germany
N. Üçeyler
- Department of Neurology, University of Würzburg, Germany
M. Valet
- Department of Neurology, Technische Universität, München, Germany
G. Wasner
- Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
R.-D. Treede
- Department of Neurophysiology, Center for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany
- DFNS steering committee.
- These authors equally contributed to this work.