Neuropathic pain and small fiber lesion: current state of the problem and the role of quantitative sensory testing in diagnosis
- Authors: Kunitskiy A.A.1, Gutkina O.G.1, Skibro A.I.1, Kazakova N.A.1, Gaiduk Y.V.1
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							Affiliations: 
							- Beloostrov Clinic of High Technologies
 
- Issue: Vol 35, No 12 (2024)
- Pages: 21-26
- Section: Lecture
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0236-3054/article/view/286384
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2024-12-04
- ID: 286384
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Abstract
This article provides an overview of current knowledge about the pathophysiology of peripheral neuropathic pain, modern clinical assessment and the validity of diagnostic and screening tools.
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A. A. Kunitskiy
Beloostrov Clinic of High Technologies
							Author for correspondence.
							Email: scvssd@yandex.ru
				                	ORCID iD: 0009-0007-9966-0752
				                																			                												                	Russian Federation, 							Leningrad Region, Yukki urban settlement						
O. G. Gutkina
Beloostrov Clinic of High Technologies
														Email: scvssd@yandex.ru
				                					                																			                												                	Russian Federation, 							Leningrad Region, Yukki urban settlement						
A. I. Skibro
Beloostrov Clinic of High Technologies
														Email: scvssd@yandex.ru
				                					                																			                												                	Russian Federation, 							Leningrad Region, Yukki urban settlement						
N. A. Kazakova
Beloostrov Clinic of High Technologies
														Email: scvssd@yandex.ru
				                					                																			                												                	Russian Federation, 							Leningrad Region, Yukki urban settlement						
Yu. V. Gaiduk
Beloostrov Clinic of High Technologies
														Email: scvssd@yandex.ru
				                					                																			                								
Candidate of Medical Sciences
Russian Federation, Leningrad Region, Yukki urban settlementReferences
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