Differences in brain structure in patients with distinct sites of chronic pain

Differences in brain structure in patients with distinct sites of chronic pain

Neurology News & Neuroscience News from Medical News Today

Accumulating evidence indicates that chronic pain of different etiologies is often associated with distinct gray matter volume reductions in multiple brain regions associated with acute pain processing, and gray matter atrophy critically affects the perception and modulation of chronic pain. Dr.

Original Article: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/270784.php

Julio Pereira, MD

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