A substantial proportion of patients with burn injury develop chronic itch, which can severely affect their quality of life. As found in research on chronic pain, different psychophysiological processes may also play a role in chronic itch, of which central sensitization, conditioned modulation, and …

Background: The awareness is growing that central sensitization is of prime importance for the assessment and management of chronic pain, but its classification is challenging clinically since no gold standard method of assessment exists. Objectives: Designing the first set of classification criteria …

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Aan de hand van deze literatuurstudie worden de symptomen van centrale sensitisatie bij fibromalgiepatiënten in kaart gebracht en er wordt bepaald of deze kenmerkend zijn voor centrale sensitisatie bij deze patiëntengroep. Hiervoor moeten ze door minstens twee RCT's of CT's bevestigd worden. Daarnaast …