Evidence of altered epidermal nerve fiber morphology in adults with self-injurious behavior and neurodevelopmental disorders - Symons, Frank J.; Wendelschafer-Crabb, Gwen; Kennedy, William; Hardrict, Ronald; Dahl, Norm; Bodfish, James W. (Pain (Amsterdam), 2008)
Keywords: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Cranial nerves. Spinal roots. Peripheral nerves. Autonomic nervous system. Gustation. Olfaction; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cutaneous innervation; Epidermis - metabolism; Epidermis - pathology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Illness and personality; Illness, stress and coping; Intellectual Disability - complications; Intellectual Disability - metabolism; Intellectual Disability - pathology; Male; Medical sciences; Nerve Fibers - metabolism; Nerve Fibers - pathology; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Nervous System Diseases - complications; Nervous System Diseases - metabolism; Nervous System Diseases - pathology; Neurology; Pain; Psychology and medicine; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Self-injurious behavior; Self-Injurious Behavior - complications; Self-Injurious Behavior - metabolism; Self-Injurious Behavior - pathology; Substance P - metabolism; Cutaneous innervation; Pain; Self-injurious behavior; Substance P; Innervation; Neuropeptide; Image analysis; Treatment; Morphology; Skin; Behavior; Tachykinin; Quantitative analysis