Motor cortex dysfunction in complex regional pain syndrome

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1085-1091

  Kirveskari, Erika ^a,b   Vartiainen, Nuutti V ^a   Gockel, Maarit ^c   Forss, Nina ^a,b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Orton Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Central pain; Complex regional pain syndrome; Magnetoencephalography; Motor cortex

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CELECOXIB; CLONAZEPAM; COCODAMOL; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; METHADONE; OXYCODONE; TEMAZEPAM; THULIUM; TIZANIDINE; TRAMADOL; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX;

EID: 77952743694     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.01.032     Document Type: Article

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