Central nervous system reorganization in a variety of chronic pain states: A review

PM and R

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1116-1125

  Henry, Douglas E ^a   Chiodo, Anthony E ^b   Yang, Weibin ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHANTOM PAIN; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BACK PAIN; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PAIN; PHANTOM LIMB; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 84055189336     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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