Neurobiology of Disease Abnormal Function of C-Fibers in Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy

Kristin Ørstavik,1,2* Barbara Namer,3* Roland Schmidt,4 Martin Schmelz,5 Marita Hilliges,6 Christian Weidner,3 Richard W. Carr,3 Hermann Handwerker,3 Ellen Jørum,2 and H. Erik Torebjörk4 1Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and 2Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, 0027 Oslo, Norway, 3Department of Physiology and Experimental Pathophysiology, University of Erlangen/Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany, 4Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden, 5Department of Anesthesiology Mannheim, University Heidelberg, D-68135 Mannheim, Germany, and 6Department of Sciences, School of Business and Engineering, Halmstad University, SE-301 18 Halmstad, Sweden