Thalamic stimulation-evoked sensations in chronic pain patients and in nonpain (movement disorder) patients

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1026-1037

  Davis, Karen D ^a,b   Kiss, Zelma H T ^a   Tasker, Ronald R ^a   Dostrovsky, Jonathan O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; STROKE; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029869419     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.3.1026     Document Type: Article

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