Different pain, different brain: Thalamic anatomy in neuropathic and non-neuropathic chronic pain syndromes

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 5956-5964

  Murray, M Greg ^a   Gustin, Sylvia M ^a   Peck, C Chris ^a   Wilcox, L Sophie ^a   Henderson, Luke A ^a   Nash, G Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CARBAMAZEPINE; CELECOXIB; COCODAMOL; CODEINE; CREATINE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; DOXYLAMINE; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN; SUMATRIPTAN; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; THALAMUS; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

EID: 79955757713     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5980-10.2011     Document Type: Article

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