Spinal cord stimulation modulates cerebral function: An fMRI study

Neuroradiology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1399-1407

  Moens, M ^a   Sunaert, S ^b   Marien P ^c,d   Brouns, R ^a   De Smedt, A ^a   Droogmans, S ^a   Van Schuerbeek, P ^a   Peeters, R ^b   Poelaert, J ^a   Nuttin, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Failed back surgery syndrome; fMRI; Spinal cord stimulation; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFERIOR OLIVE; INSULA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; THALAMUS;

EID: 84874433820     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: 14321920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-012-1087-8     Document Type: Article

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