MEG can map short and long-term changes in brain activity following deep brain stimulation for chronic pain.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been shown to be clinically effective for some forms of treatment-resistant chronic pain, but the precise mechanisms of action are not well understood. Here, we present an analysis of magnetoencephalography (MEG) data from a patient with whole-body chronic pain, in o...

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Main Authors: Hamid R Mohseni, Penny P Smith, Christine E Parsons, Katherine S Young, Jonathan A Hyam, Alan Stein, John F Stein, Alexander L Green, Tipu Z Aziz, Morten L Kringelbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3366994?pdf=render