Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Pregabalin in Alleviating Pain Associated with Fibromyalgia: Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Kim, Seong Ho ^a   Lee, Youngho ^b   Lee, Sunggun ^a   Mun, Chi Woong ^b  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; BRIEF FATIGUE INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NAIL BED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMPTOM SEVERITY SCALE SCORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIDESPREAD PAIN INDEX;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883650309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074099     Document Type: Article

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