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Abnormal Temporal Summation (“wind-up”): Repeated stimuli (e.g., touch) delivered in rapid succession to the skin are normally felt individually, or as vibration. Patients with neuropathic pain sometimes report that light touch stimuli repeated about once per second cause a sensation that builds up abnormally into an intensely painful crescendo.
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(2013). Abnormal Temporal Summation. In: Gebhart, G.F., Schmidt, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_200009
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