Functional magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral activation during spinal cord stimulation in failed back surgery syndrome patients

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-148

  Stančák, Andrej ^a   Kozák, Jiří ^b   Vrba, Ivan ^c   Tintěra, Jaroslav ^d   Vrána, Jiří ^a   Poláček, Hubert ^a   Stančák, Marián ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^c NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^d Institute of Experimental Medicine   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Failed back surgery syndrome; fMRI; Motor cortex; Neuropathic pain; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 36549078168     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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