Abnormal cerebral metabolism during menstrual pain in primary dysmenorrhea

NeuroImage

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-35

  Tu, Cheng Hao ^a,b   Niddam, David M ^a,b   Chao, Hsiang Tai ^b   Liu, Ren Shyan ^a   Hwang, Ren Jen ^a,b,c   Yeh, Tzu Chen ^a,b   Hsieh, Jen Chuen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS POSTERIOR NUCLEUS;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DYSMENORRHEA; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349236707     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.03.080     Document Type: Article

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