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KMID : 0361419960200020436
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1996 Volume.20 No. 2 p.436 ~ p.441
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Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging on Patients with Complete Spinal Cord Injuries and Central pain
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박창일
박은숙/김유철/임길병/이창헌
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Abstract
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Central pain is acknowledged as a complication of patients with spinal cord injuries that interferes with rehabilitative management. In this study objective evaluation of central pain in the patients was tried through the investigation of the
digital
infrared thermal imaging.
The subjects of this study were 21 injured patients with central pain in the lower extremities and 12 patients without pain who were admitted to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei. University College of Medicine between May 1, 1995
and
September 30. 1995 The Mean age of patients with central pain was 37.2% years old and the mean duration after injury was 9.0 months. The most common characteristic of central pain was a tingling sensation which occurred in 14(60.9%) patients. The
distribution of the absolute temperature of the skin surface was between 30.4℃ and 31.5℃ in patient without pain and between 20.3℃ and 30.6℃ in patients with pain. The temperature of the skin surface were significantly lower in the patients
with
pain at the anterior thigh, anterior leg. Dorsal foot and sole.
Our results showed that the skin temperature of patients with central pain was significantly lower than that of the patients without pain. The central pain may influence the autonomic nervous system to regulate the vasomotor activity which could
result
in the lowered skin temperature.
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