Changes in gray matter volume after microsurgical lumbar discectomy: A longitudinal analysis

Changes in gray matter volume after microsurgical lumbar discectomy: A longitudinal analysis

People around the world suffer chronic lower back pain. Because spine imaging often does not explain the degree of perceived pain reported by patients, the role of the processing of nociceptor signals in the brain as the basis of pain perception is gaining increased attention. Modern neuroimaging te...

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Main Authors: Michael eLuchtmann, Sebastian eBaecke, Yvonne eSteinecke, Claus eTempelmann, Johannes eBernarding, Patrick eRagert, Raimund eFirsching
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
voxel-based morphometry
Lumbar disc herniation
Chronic low back pain
structural brain alteration
microsurgical lumbar discectomy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00012/full

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