Local hyperexcitability of C-nociceptors may predict responsiveness to topical lidocaine in neuropathic pain

• Gunther Landmann,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Pain Medicine, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland

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• Lenka Stockinger,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Centre for Pain Medicine, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland

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• Benjamin Gerber,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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• Justus Benrath,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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• Martin Schmelz,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Pain Research, Mannheim Center for Translational Neurosciences, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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• Roman Rukwied

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Roman.Rukwied@medma.uni-heidelberg.de

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Pain Research, Mannheim Center for Translational Neurosciences, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4118-497X

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