Transdural motor cortex stimulation reverses neuropathic pain in rats: A profile of neuronal activation

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268.e1-268.e14

  Pagano, Rosana L ^a,b   Assis, Danielle V ^a,b   Clara, Joseph A ^a,c   Alves, Adilson S ^a   Dale, Camila S ^b   Teixeira, Manoel J ^a,b   Fonoff, Erich T ^a,b   Britto, Luiz R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL SÍRIO LIBANÊS   (Brazil)

^c CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fos; Motor cortex stimulation; Neuropathic pain; Rats; Zif268

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROTEIN FOS; PROTEIN ZIF268; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLODYNIA; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEURONAL ACTIVITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS; TRANSDURAL MOTOR CORTEX STIMULATION;

EID: 79952453674     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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