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Mechanical but not painful electrical stimuli trigger TNF alpha release in human skin.

Eberle T, Doganci B, Krämer H, Fechir M, Wagner I, Sommer C, Birklein F.

Exp Neurol. 2009 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19931249 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Revised definition of neuropathic pain and its grading system: an open case series illustrating its use in clinical practice.

Geber C, Baumgärtner U, Schwab R, Müller H, Stoeter P, Dieterich M, Sommer C, Birklein F, Treede RD.

Am J Med. 2009 Oct;122(10 Suppl):S3-12.PMID: 19801050 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evidence for modulation of opioidergic activity in central vestibular processing: A [(18)F] diprenorphine PET study.

Baier B, Bense S, Birklein F, Buchholz HG, Mischke A, Schreckenberger M, Dieterich M.

Hum Brain Mapp. 2009 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19780041 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Infliximab in the treatment of rheumatoid meningoencephalitis.

Luessi F, Sollors J, Müller H, Stoeter P, Sommer C, Vogt T, Birklein F, Thömke F.

J Neurol. 2009 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19707811 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Basal opioid receptor binding is associated with differences in sensory perception in healthy human subjects: a [18F]diprenorphine PET study.

Mueller C, Klega A, Buchholz HG, Rolke R, Magerl W, Schirrmacher R, Schirrmacher E, Birklein F, Treede RD, Schreckenberger M.

Neuroimage. 2010 Jan 1;49(1):731-7. Epub 2009 Aug 22.PMID: 19703571 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Hyperhidrosis--causes and treatment of enhanced sweating.

Schlereth T, Dieterich M, Birklein F.

Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2009 Jan;106(3):32-7. Epub 2009 Jan 16. Review.PMID: 19564960 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Autoantibodies in complex regional pain syndrome bind to a differentiation-dependent neuronal surface autoantigen.

Kohr D, Tschernatsch M, Schmitz K, Singh P, Kaps M, Schäfer KH, Diener M, Mathies J, Matz O, Kummer W, Maihöfner C, Fritz T, Birklein F, Blaes F.

Pain. 2009 Jun;143(3):246-51. Epub 2009 Apr 16.PMID: 19375222 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Prevalence and risk factors of phantom limb pain and phantom limb sensations in Germany. A nationwide field survey]

Kern U, Busch V, Rockland M, Kohl M, Birklein F.

Schmerz. 2009 Oct;23(5):479-88. German. PMID: 19322592 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Explicit episodic memory for sensory-discriminative components of capsaicin-induced pain: immediate and delayed ratings.

Jantsch HH, Gawlitza M, Geber C, Baumgärtner U, Krämer HH, Magerl W, Treede RD, Birklein F.

Pain. 2009 May;143(1-2):97-105. Epub 2009 Mar 9.PMID: 19269743 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Complex regional pain syndrome: A loss of inhibition?

Birklein F, Kingery WS.

Pain. 2009 Apr;142(3):177-8. Epub 2009 Feb 15. No abstract available. PMID: 19232471 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Warm and cold complex regional pain syndromes: differences beyond skin temperature?

Eberle T, Doganci B, Krämer HH, Geber C, Fechir M, Magerl W, Birklein F.

Neurology. 2009 Feb 10;72(6):505-12.PMID: 19204260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Stress and thermoregulation: different sympathetic responses and different effects on experimental pain.

Fechir M, Schlereth T, Kritzmann S, Balon S, Pfeifer N, Geber C, Breimhorst M, Eberle T, Gamer M, Birklein F.

Eur J Pain. 2009 Oct;13(9):935-41. Epub 2009 Jan 10.PMID: 19136286 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Increased pain and neurogenic inflammation in mice deficient of neutral endopeptidase.

Krämer HH, He L, Lu B, Birklein F, Sommer C.

Neurobiol Dis. 2009 Aug;35(2):177-83. Epub 2008 Nov 20.PMID: 19084065 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patterns of sympathetic responses induced by different stress tasks.

Fechir M, Schlereth T, Purat T, Kritzmann S, Geber C, Eberle T, Gamer M, Birklein F.

Open Neurol J. 2008;2:25-31. Epub 2008 May 19.PMID: 19018304 [PubMed]Related articlesFree article

Evaluation of the autonomic nervous system using the FAN device -- range of normal and examples of abnormal.

Haegele-Link S, Claus D, Dücker S, Vogt T, Birklein F.

Open Neurol J. 2008;2:12-9. Epub 2008 May 7.PMID: 19018302 [PubMed]Related articlesFree article

Chapter 35 Complex regional pain syndrome.

Birklein F.

Handb Clin Neurol. 2006;81:529-46. No abstract available. PMID: 18808857 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Evolving understandings about complex regional pain syndrome and its treatment.

Fechir M, Geber C, Birklein F.

Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2008 Jun;12(3):186-91. Review.PMID: 18796268 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sympathetic activity at rest and motor brain areas: FDG-PET study.

Schlindwein P, Buchholz HG, Schreckenberger M, Bartenstein P, Dieterich M, Birklein F.

Auton Neurosci. 2008 Dec 5;143(1-2):27-32. Epub 2008 Aug 23.PMID: 18723403 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Ins and outs of neurologic therapy for chronic pain]

Sternberg S, Birklein F, May A.

Nervenarzt. 2008 Oct;79(10):1164-72, 1174-9. Review. German. PMID: 18626619 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High sensitivity of free lambda and free kappa light chains for detection of intrathecal immunoglobulin synthesis in cerebrospinal fluid.

Arneth B, Birklein F.

Acta Neurol Scand. 2009 Jan;119(1):39-44. Epub 2008 Jun 19.PMID: 18573131 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Illusion of pain: pre-existing knowledge determines brain activation of 'imagined allodynia'.

Krämer HH, Stenner C, Seddigh S, Bauermann T, Birklein F, Maihöfner C.

J Pain. 2008 Jun;9(6):543-51. Epub 2008 May 2.PMID: 18455481 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Thinking about movement hurts: the effect of motor imagery on pain and swelling in people with chronic arm pain.

Moseley GL, Zalucki N, Birklein F, Marinus J, van Hilten JJ, Luomajoki H.

Arthritis Rheum. 2008 May 15;59(5):623-31.PMID: 18438892 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Numbness in clinical and experimental pain--a cross-sectional study exploring the mechanisms of reduced tactile function.

Geber C, Magerl W, Fondel R, Fechir M, Rolke R, Vogt T, Treede RD, Birklein F.

Pain. 2008 Sep 30;139(1):73-81.PMID: 18423989 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Neuropeptides, neurogenic inflammation and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).

Birklein F, Schmelz M.

Neurosci Lett. 2008 Jun 6;437(3):199-202. Epub 2008 Mar 30. Review.PMID: 18423863 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A family-based investigation of cold pain tolerance.

Birklein F, Depmeier C, Rolke R, Hansen C, Rautenstrauss B, Prawitt D, Magerl W.

Pain. 2008 Aug 15;138(1):111-8. Epub 2008 Jan 14.PMID: 18194840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The sympathetic nervous system and pain.

Schlereth T, Birklein F.

Neuromolecular Med. 2008;10(3):141-7. Epub 2007 Nov 8. Review.PMID: 17990126 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Complex regional pain syndrome. A rare complication after acetabular fracture]

Lingawi A, Hessmann MH, Birklein F, Hofmann A, Ingelfinger P, Rommens PM.

Unfallchirurg. 2008 Mar;111(3):197-200. German. PMID: 17928980 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Successful intravenous regional block with low-dose tumor necrosis factor-alpha antibody infliximab for treatment of complex regional pain syndrome 1.

Bernateck M, Rolke R, Birklein F, Treede RD, Fink M, Karst M.

Anesth Analg. 2007 Oct;105(4):1148-51, table of contents.PMID: 17898403 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Differential expression patterns of cytokines in complex regional pain syndrome.

Uçeyler N, Eberle T, Rolke R, Birklein F, Sommer C.

Pain. 2007 Nov;132(1-2):195-205. Epub 2007 Sep 24.PMID: 17890011 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Autoimmunity in complex-regional pain syndrome.

Blaes F, Tschernatsch M, Braeu ME, Matz O, Schmitz K, Nascimento D, Kaps M, Birklein F.

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007 Jun;1107:168-73.PMID: 17804544 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The motor system shows adaptive changes in complex regional pain syndrome.

Maihöfner C, Baron R, DeCol R, Binder A, Birklein F, Deuschl G, Handwerker HO, Schattschneider J.

Brain. 2007 Oct;130(Pt 10):2671-87. Epub 2007 Jun 15.PMID: 17575278 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Activation of the cortical pain network by soft tactile stimulation after injection of sumatriptan.

Krämer HH, Lundblad L, Birklein F, Linde M, Karlsson T, Elam M, Olausson H.

Pain. 2007 Dec 15;133(1-3):72-8. Epub 2007 Apr 20.PMID: 17449179 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dysynchiria is not a common feature of neuropathic pain.

Krämer HH, Seddigh S, Lorimer Moseley G, Birklein F.

Eur J Pain. 2008 Jan;12(1):128-31. Epub 2007 Apr 18.PMID: 17446100 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Complex regional pain syndromes: new aspects on pathophysiology and therapy]

Maihöfner C, Birklein F.

Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr. 2007 Jun;75(6):331-42. Epub 2006 Nov 17. Review. German. PMID: 17443440 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Psychophysics, flare, and neurosecretory function in human pain models: capsaicin versus electrically evoked pain.

Geber C, Fondel R, Krämer HH, Rolke R, Treede RD, Sommer C, Birklein F.

J Pain. 2007 Jun;8(6):503-14. Epub 2007 Apr 16.PMID: 17434803 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

In vivo release of non-neuronal acetylcholine from human skin by dermal microdialysis: effects of sunlight, UV-A and tactile stimulus.

Schlereth T, Schönefeld S, Birklein F, Kirkpatrick CJ, Wessler I.

Life Sci. 2007 May 30;80(24-25):2239-42. Epub 2007 Jan 12.PMID: 17276464 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use your imagination: training the brain and not the body to improve chronic pain and restore function.

Birklein F, Maihöfner C.

Neurology. 2006 Dec 26;67(12):2115-6. No abstract available. PMID: 17190929 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Multiplex neuritis in a patient with autoimmune hepatitis: a case report.

Luth S, Birklein F, Schramm C, Herkel J, Hennes E, Muller-Forell W, Galle PR, Lohse AW.

World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Sep 7;12(33):5396-8.PMID: 16981276 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Peripheral amplification of sweating--a role for calcitonin gene-related peptide.

Schlereth T, Dittmar JO, Seewald B, Birklein F.

J Physiol. 2006 Nov 1;576(Pt 3):823-32. Epub 2006 Aug 24.PMID: 16931551 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mislocalization of tactile stimulation in patients with complex regional pain syndrome.

Maihöfner C, Neundörfer B, Birklein F, Handwerker HO.

J Neurol. 2006 Jun;253(6):772-9. Epub 2006 May 18.PMID: 16705476 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): standardized protocol and reference values.

Rolke R, Baron R, Maier C, Tölle TR, Treede RD, Beyer A, Binder A, Birbaumer N, Birklein F, Bötefür IC, Braune S, Flor H, Huge V, Klug R, Landwehrmeyer GB, Magerl W, Maihöfner C, Rolko C, Schaub C, Scherens A, Sprenger T, Valet M, Wasserka B.

Pain. 2006 Aug;123(3):231-43. Epub 2006 May 11. Erratum in: Pain. 2006 Nov;125(1-2):197. PMID: 16697110 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increased seroprevalence of parvovirus B 19 IgG in complex regional pain syndrome is not associated with antiendothelial autoimmunity.

Gross O, Tschernatsch M, Bräu ME, Hempelmann G, Birklein F, Kaps M, Madlener K, Blaes F.

Eur J Pain. 2007 Feb;11(2):237-40. Epub 2006 Mar 20.PMID: 16545972 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Functional imaging of allodynia in complex regional pain syndrome.

Maihöfner C, Handwerker HO, Birklein F.

Neurology. 2006 Mar 14;66(5):711-7.PMID: 16534108 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Angiotensin converting enzyme has an inhibitory role in CGRP metabolism in human skin.

Krämer HH, Schmidt K, Leis S, Schmelz M, Sommer C, Birklein F.

Peptides. 2006 Apr;27(4):917-20. Epub 2006 Jan 6.PMID: 16406141 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quantitative sensory testing: a comprehensive protocol for clinical trials.

Rolke R, Magerl W, Campbell KA, Schalber C, Caspari S, Birklein F, Treede RD.

Eur J Pain. 2006 Jan;10(1):77-88.PMID: 16291301 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Isolated insular infarction eliminates contralateral cold, cold pain, and pinprick perception.

Birklein F, Rolke R, Müller-Forell W.

Neurology. 2005 Nov 8;65(9):1381. No abstract available. PMID: 16275823 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

In vivo release of non-neuronal acetylcholine from the human skin as measured by dermal microdialysis: effect of botulinum toxin.

Schlereth T, Birklein F, an Haack K, Schiffmann S, Kilbinger H, Kirkpatrick CJ, Wessler I.

Br J Pharmacol. 2006 Jan;147(2):183-7.PMID: 16273117 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Somatotopic arrangement of sudomotor axon reflex sweating in humans.

Schlereth T, Brosda N, Birklein F.

Auton Neurosci. 2005 Dec 30;123(1-2):76-81. Epub 2005 Sep 27.PMID: 16194630 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does pain change the brain?

Birklein F, Rowbotham MC.

Neurology. 2005 Sep 13;65(5):666-7. No abstract available. PMID: 16157896 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Vagus nerve stimulation suppresses pain but has limited effects on neurogenic inflammation in humans.

Kirchner A, Stefan H, Bastian K, Birklein F.

Eur J Pain. 2006 Jul;10(5):449-55. Epub 2005 Aug 24.PMID: 16125425 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles