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Pain Relief-Related Structural Brain Alterations in Trigeminal Neuralgia Induced by Noninvasive Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Pilot Study.

Jonas KolodziejBogdan PinteaJan Patrick BoströmBurkhard Pleger
Published in: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (2024)
In this pilot study, we observed significant increases in GMV in the left superior frontal gyrus with SRS-induced improvements in pain and a trend toward an increase in GMV in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Future studies are indicated to validate these findings and determine whether SRS-induced decrease in distracting pain events and subsequent increases in GMV result in improved functionality, decreased dependence on "top-down" control, and improved cognitive/executive balance with amelioration of pain events.
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