Subtle alterations in brain anatomy may change an Individual's personality in chronic pain

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Gustin, Sylvia M ^a   McKay, Jamie G ^b   Petersen, Esben T ^c   Peck, Chris C ^b   Murray, Greg M ^b   Henderson, Luke A ^b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; NORTRIPTYLINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONALITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TEMPERAMENT; THALAMUS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BRAIN MAPPING; CINGULATE GYRUS; DRUG EFFECTS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; BRAIN MAPPING; CHRONIC PAIN; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERSONALITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; THALAMUS;

EID: 84907833257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109664     Document Type: Article

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