Thalamocortical dysrhythmia syndrome: MEG imaging of neuropathic pain

Thalamus and Related Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-39

  Schulman, Joshua J ^a   Ramirez, Rey R ^a   Zonenshayn, Martin ^a   Ribary, Urs ^a   Llinas, Rodolfo ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge effect; Gamma; Low threshold spike; Thalamocortical dysrhythmia; Theta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

EID: 27744513086     PISSN: 14729288     EISSN: 17448107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1472928805000063     Document Type: Article

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