Chronic Back Pain Is Associated with Decreased Prefrontal and Thalamic Gray Matter Density

Vania Apkarian, A.; Sosa, Y.; Sonty, Sreepadma; M. Levy, Robert; Norman Harden, R.; B. Parrish, Todd; R. Gitelman, Darren

doi:10.1523/jneurosci.2541-04.2004

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Chronic Back Pain Is Associated with Decreased Prefrontal and Thalamic Gray Matter Density

Published in Journal of Neuroscience • Nov 17, 2004

Authors:

A. Vania Apkarian

Y. Sosa

Sreepadma Sonty

Abstract

The role of the brain in chronic pain conditions remains speculative. We compared brain morphology of 26 chronic back pain (CBP) patients to matched control subjects, using magnetic resonance imaging brain scan data and automated analysis techniques. CBP patients were divided into neuropathic, exhib...

Subject

Gray (unit)

Psychology

Chronic pain

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