(184) Feasibility of a Contact Heat Evoked Potentials Approach in Female Patients with Cerebral Palsy

Our scientific understanding of chronic pain in cerebral palsy (CP) in relation to somatosensory function is limited. There is some evidence that some individuals with CP have reduced sensitivity for non-painful touch, increased sensitivity to painful touch (pressure), and enhanced pain evoked potentials compared to controls. The goal of this pilot study was to establish initial feasibility of a contact heat approach for detecting and measuring heat-evoked potentials in CP. To reduce variance associated with gender differences, we recruited a purposeful sample of females only for the pilot (N=20, 50% CP, mean age  = 20.6, range = 16-22).
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research