Altered pain processing in people with type I and II diabetes: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of pain threshold and pain modulation mechanisms

Altered pain processing in people with type I and II diabetes: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of pain threshold and pain modulation mechanisms

Abstract Background Peripheral neuropathies are a common complication in patients with diabetes. Changes in nerve function and central pain processing can be quantified by assessing pain thresholds and pain modulation mechanisms. Aim To summarise the literature which compares pain thresholds and pai...

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Main Authors: Eva Sierra-Silvestre, Leanne Bisset, Michel W. Coppieters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Polyneuropathy
Metabolic disease
Somatosensory threshold
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-018-0895-2

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