Is Motor Cortical Excitability Altered in People with Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Chronic pain is characterised by maladaptive neuroplasticity in many systems, including the motor system. There is evidence that patients with chronic pain demonstrate altered corticospinal and intracortical excitability; however, findings are inconsistent and existing literature in this...

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Main Authors: Rosalind S. Parker, Gwyn N. Lewis, David A. Rice, Peter J. McNair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X1630050X