Small-Fiber Polyneuropathy and Pain Syndromes

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-27-5-1

Small-Fiber Polyneuropathy and Pain Syndromes

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 27 (2013): Issue 5

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|May 2013

Abstract

Investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, tested the hypothesis that acquired small-fiber polyneuropathy (SFPN) contributes to unexplained widespread pain syndromes in children and adolescents.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-27-5-1 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 33 - 34

Published on: May 1, 2013

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Small-Fiber Polyneuropathy,

Autoimmune Disorder,

Burning Feet Syndrome

© 2013 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 27 (2013): Issue 5