Brain changes related to chronic pain: Implications for stimulation treatment

Journal of Pain Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-229

  Flor, Herta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral; Chronic pain; Cortical plasticity; Learning; Reorganization

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 77955821676     PISSN: 19395914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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