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ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2023

Noxious radiant heat evokes bi-component nociceptive withdrawal reflexes in spinal cord injured humans-A clinical tool to study neuroplastic changes of spinal neural circuits.

Steffen Franz, Laura Heutehaus, Anke Tappe-Theodor, Norbert Weidner, Rolf-Detlef Treede, Sigrid Schuh-Hofer

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Article in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Steffen FranzSpinal Cord Injury Center, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Laura HeutehausSpinal Cord Injury Center, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Anke Tappe-TheodorDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Medical Faculty Heidelberg, Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Norbert WeidnerSpinal Cord Injury Center, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Rolf-Detlef TreedeDepartment of Neurophysiology, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
Sigrid Schuh-HoferDepartment of Neurophysiology, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
University Hospital Heidelberg · DEHeidelberg University · DE

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Abstract

Investigating nocifensive withdrawal reflexes as potential surrogate marker for the spinal excitation level may widen the understanding of maladaptive nociceptive processing after spinal cord injury (SCI). The aim of this prospective, explorative cross-sectional observational study was to investigate the response behavior of individuals with SCI to noxious radiant heat (laser) stimuli and to assess its relation to spasticity and neuropathic pain, two clinical consequences of spinal hyperexcitability/spinal disinhibition. Laser stimuli were applied at the sole and dorsum of the foot and below the fibula head. Corresponding reflexes were electromyography (EMG) recorded ipsilateral. Motor responses to laser stimuli were analyzed and related to clinical readouts (severity of injury/spasticity/pain), using established clinical assessment tools. Twenty-seven participants, 15 with SCI (age 18-63; 6.5 years post-injury; AIS-A through D) and 12 non-disabled controls, [non-disabled controls (NDC); age 19-63] were included. The percentage of individuals with SCI responding to stimuli (70-77%;

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hyperexcitabilitymaladaptive plasticityneuropathic painneuroplastic changesspasticityspinal cord injurywithdrawal reflexes

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