Degenerative cervical myelopathy—update and future directions

JH Badhiwala, CS Ahuja, MA Akbar, CD Witiw… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the leading cause of spinal cord dysfunction in
adults worldwide. DCM encompasses various acquired (age-related) and congenital …

Clinical neurophysiology of pain

JP Lefaucheur - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2019 - Elsevier
Clinical neurophysiologic investigation of pain pathways in humans is based on specific
techniques and approaches, since conventional methods of nerve conduction studies and …

Low-intensity focused ultrasound to the human dorsal anterior cingulate attenuates acute pain perception and autonomic responses

A Strohman, B Payne, A In, K Stebbins… - Journal of …, 2024 - jneurosci.org
The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) is a critical brain area for pain and autonomic
processing, making it a promising noninvasive therapeutic target. We leverage the high …

An intensity matched comparison of laser-and contact heat evoked potentials

I De Schoenmacker, C Berry, JS Blouin, J Rosner… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Previous studies comparing laser (LEPs) and contact heat evoked potentials (CHEPs)
consistently reported higher amplitudes following laser compared to contact heat …

Improved acquisition of contact heat evoked potentials with increased heating ramp

I De Schoenmacker, J Archibald, JLK Kramer… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Contact heat evoked potentials (CHEPs) represent an objective and non-invasive measure
to investigate the integrity of the nociceptive neuraxis. The clinical value of CHEPs is mostly …

Contact heat evoked potentials: Normal values and use in small‐fiber neuropathy

V Lagerburg, M Bakkers, A Bouwhuis… - Muscle & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Contact heat evoked potentials (CHEPs) may be an objective, non‐invasive
diagnostic tool in small‐fiber neuropathy (SFN). This study establishes normal CHEP values …

Application of electrophysiological measures in degenerative cervical myelopathy

Z Yu, W Pan, J Chen, X Peng, Z Ling… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is one of the leading causes of progressive spinal
cord dysfunction in the elderly. Early diagnosis and treatment of DCM are essential to avoid …

Normative data for the segmental acquisition of contact heat evoked potentials in cervical dermatomes

CR Jutzeler, J Rosner, J Rinert, JLK Kramer, A Curt - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Contact heat evoked potentials (CHEPs) represent a neurophysiological approach to assess
conduction in the spinothalamic tract. The aim of this study was to establish normative …

Alternative quantitative tools in the assessment of diabetic peripheral and autonomic neuropathy

AI Vinik, C Casellini, ML Névoret - International review of neurobiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Here we review some seldom-discussed presentations of diabetic neuropathy, including
large fiber dysfunction and peripheral autonomic dysfunction, emphasizing the impact of …

Pain‐autonomic interaction is a reliable measure of pain habituation in healthy subjects

I De Schoenmacker, C Leu, A Curt… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Habituation is a response decrement resulting from repeated stimuli. Reduced
habituation to noxious stimuli is considered to be a proxy for central sensitization in subjects …