Characteristic cerebral structural changes identified using voxel-based morphometry in patients with post-surgical chronic myelopathic pain.

Yosuke HoriuchiOsahiko TsujiYuji KomakiKanehiro FujiyoshiKeigo HikishimaTsunehiko KonomiNarihito NagoshiKota WatanabeMorio MatsumotoKeisuke HoriuchiMasaya Nakamura

Published in: Spinal cord (2019)

Present study elucidates the characteristic cerebral structural changes after an intramedullary spinal surgery using voxel-based morphometry and indicates that the structural changes in specific cerebral areas are associated with post-surgical chronic myelopathic pain.

Keyphrases

subarachnoid hemorrhage
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
minimally invasive
cerebral ischemia
spinal cord
brain injury
coronary artery bypass
drug induced
surgical site infection
blood brain barrier
postoperative pain