Representation of somatosensory modalities in pathways ascending from the spinal anterolateral funiculus to the thalamus demonstrated by lesions in man

European Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-22

  Bowsher, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascending pathways; Brainstem; Pains; Somatosensory modalities; Spinal cord; Subcortical pathways; Thalamic dissociation; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDOTOMY; HEAT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THALAMUS; TOUCH;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AXOTOMY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS;

EID: 24944527817     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086884     Document Type: Article

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