An
essential Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST)
tool for evaluating nerve impairment in
clinical, research and
pharmacological trial
settings
The TSA-II
NeuroSensory Analyzer
is a precise, computer-controlled device
capable of generating and documenting
response to highly repeatable thermal
and vibratory stimuli, such as warmth,
cold, heat-induced pain, cold-induced
pain or
vibration.
The TSA-II delivers quantitative
assessment of small-caliber (A-Delta and
C-fiber) sensory nerve function, as well
as for large caliber A-Beta fibers. The
TSA-II is also used for identifying
thermal pain thresholds in various
clinical and research applications.
The test procedure itself is similar to
that employed in such routine tests as
eye and hearing examinations, where
patients are asked to respond to visual
or auditory stimuli. The
TSA-II thermode
is placed on the patient's skin to heat
or cool the skin. Patients respond to
the temperature stimuli by pushing a
button, and the sensory threshold is
recorded and automatically compared to
an age-matched normative data. |
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Useful in monitoring,
treating and testing in:
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Fibromyalgia |
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Painful neuropathies |
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Lumbar Radiculopathy
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Small-fiber allodynia in
Complex Regional Pain
Syndrome (CRPS) |
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Underlying Central
Nervous System
impairment in
difficult-to-diagnose
patients |
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Early detection of
diabetic neuropathy
of small-caliber nerve
fibers |
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Effectiveness of growth
factors, aldosereductase |
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Inhibitors and other new
therapies |
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Entrapment and toxic
neuropathies |
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Testing programs to
detect malingerers |
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Nerve root compression
and inflammation |
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A deviation from the normal range can
indicate the existence of peripheral
nerve disease or damage due to injury,
illness or toxic exposure. Testing
comparing contra-lateral body sites and
longitudinal (or serial) evaluation
before and after therapy can also be
routinely employed. |
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Test result reports are generated in a
variety of graphical formats. |
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TSA-II NeuroSensory Analyzer Test |
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TSA-II NeuroSensory Analyzer System |
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TSA-II Features
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• Outcome-based color graphic reports
with automated narrative discussion of
test results for insurance and referral
networks |
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• Automatic comparison of test results
to normative reference data |
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• Portable, fast set-up and ease of use |
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• Versatile WINDOWST based software with
selection of test paradigms for maximum
flexibility in clinical, research and
drug trial applications. |
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• Various test methods (Limits, Levels
and Manual) |
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• Factory installed default protocols
for immediate clinical use |
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• Proven Repeatability |
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