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18496312

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-22
pubmed:abstractText
The International Association for the Study of Pain defines allodynia as pain due to a stimulus that does not normally provoke pain and hyperalgesia as an increased response to a stimulus, which is normally painful. However, does "normally painful" mean "any stimulation of nociceptors" or "the subjective pain response?" We argue that "normally painful" should not mean "any stimulation of nociceptors," as Von Frey monofilaments may evoke a pricking sensation--which implies the involvement of nociceptors--without necessarily leading to a subjective pain perception. In this paper, we propose that the diagnosis of either allodynia or hyperalgesia should be based on the patient's report, that is, painful versus not painful, rather than on the (sub) type of afferent fiber involved.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1536-5409
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
463-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Quantitative sensory testing with Von Frey monofilaments in patients with allodynia: what are we quantifying?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management Center, University Management Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, RB Groningen, The Netherlands. d.keizer@anest.umcg.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't