Central habituation and distraction alter C‐fibre‐mediated laser‐evoked potential amplitudes

Recent studies applied laser‐evoked potentials (LEP) for the analysis of small nerve fibre function and focused on the detection of stable C‐fibre‐mediated potentials (C‐LEPs); high technical requirements were needed. The diagnostic significance is still controversially discussed. So far, only few studies focused on the susceptibility of C‐LEPs to distraction and other influences. We hypothesized that C‐LEPs are altered by habituation processes and distraction.

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