An Examination of Pain Perception and Cerebral Event-Related Potentials following Carbon Dioxide Laser Stimulation in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Age-Matched Control Volunteers

BACKGROUND: Pain perception is known to depend on integrated cognitive processing. Alzheimer's disease affects 5% to 10% of older adults, but the impact of this disease on pain sensitivity and report has yet to be fully investigated.

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Main Authors: Stephen J Gibson, Xenophon Voukelatos, David Ames, Leon Flicker, Robert D Helme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/814374
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