Abstract:
:The development of the personal computer has simplified the process of quantitating sensory thresholds using various testing algorithms. We reviewed the technical aspects and reproducibility of different methods to determine threshold for light touch-pressure, vibration, thermal, and pain stimuli. Clinical uses and limitations of quantitative sensory testing (QST) were also reviewed. QST is a reliable psychophysical test of large- and small-fiber sensory modalities. The results of QST are highly dependent on methodology and the full cooperation of the subject. QST has been shown to be reasonably reproducible over a period of days or weeks in normal subjects. The use of QST in research and patient care should be limited to instruments and their corresponding methodologies that have been shown to be reproducible. Literature data do not allow conclusions regarding the relative merits of individual QST instruments.
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Muscle Nervejournal_title
Muscle & nerveauthors
Chong PS,Cros DPdoi
10.1002/mus.20053subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-05-01 00:00:00pages
734-47issue
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0148-639Xissn
1097-4598journal_volume
29pub_type
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