Pain-related modulation of the human motor cortex

Neurological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 130-142

  Farina, Simona ^a   Tinazzi, Michele ^a,e   Le Pera, Domenica ^b,c   Valeriani, Massimiliano ^c,d  

^a Sez di Neurologia Riabilitativa   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^d BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Policlinico 'G B Rossi'   (Italy)

Author keywords

FMRI; Motor cortex; Pain; PET; Transcranial brain stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL REFLEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; MOTOR CORTEX; PAIN; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0037373161     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164103101201283     Document Type: Article

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