The Journal of Pain
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 116-124 , January 2011

Laser-Evoked Potentials Habituation in Fibromyalgia

  • Marina de Tommaso

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Bari University, Bari, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Prof. Marina de Tommaso, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Neurophysiopathology of Pain Unit, Bari University (Italy), Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari.
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  • Antonio Federici

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Bari University, Bari, Italy
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  • Roberto Santostasi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Bari University, Bari, Italy
    • ,
  • Rita Calabrese

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Bari University, Bari, Italy
    • ,
  • Eleonora Vecchio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Bari University, Bari, Italy
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  • Giovanni Lapadula

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal and Public Medicine, Bari University, Bari, Italy
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  • Fiorenzo Iannone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal and Public Medicine, Bari University, Bari, Italy
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  • Paolo Lamberti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Bari University, Bari, Italy
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  • Paolo Livrea

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Bari University, Bari, Italy

Received 15 November 2009 ,Revised 29 April 2010 ,Accepted 3 June 2010.

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 Supported by the P.R.I.N. project (protocol 20089CZ48N_003) of the Italian Ministry for Universities and Research.

PII: S1526-5900(10)00558-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2010.06.004

The Journal of Pain
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 116-124 , January 2011

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