Disrupted functional connectivity of the periaqueductal gray in chronic low back pain

Disrupted functional connectivity of the periaqueductal gray in chronic low back pain

Chronic low back pain is a common neurological disorder. The periaqueductal gray (PAG) plays a key role in the descending modulation of pain. In this study, we investigated brain resting state PAG functional connectivity (FC) differences between patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP) in low pain...

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Main Authors: Rongjun Yu, Randy L. Gollub, Rosa Spaeth, Vitaly Napadow, Ajay Wasan, Jian Kong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Subjects:
Chronic low back pain
fMRI
Functional connectivity
Periaqueductal gray
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158214001284

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