Functional and Metabolic Changes in the Brain in Neuropathic Pain Syndrome against the Background of Chronic Epidural Electrostimulation of the Spinal Cord

Changes in functional and metabolic activities of the brain were evaluated by EEG and positron-emission/computer tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in patients with neuropathic pain syndrome previous to and 3 months after implantation of a system for chronic epidural spinal cord stimulation. In...

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Published in:Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine 2014-08, Vol.157 (4), p.462-465
Main Authors: Sufianov, A. A., Shapkin, A. G., Sufianova, G. Z., Elishev, V. G., Barashin, D. A., Berdichevskii, V. B., Churkin, S. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Brain
Brain - metabolism
Brain - physiopathology
Care and treatment
Case-Control Studies
Cell Biology
Electroencephalography
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 - metabolism
Humans
Implantable Neurostimulators
Internal Medicine
Laboratory Medicine
Male
Middle Aged
Neuralgia - metabolism
Neuralgia - physiopathology
Neuralgia - surgery
Neuralgia - therapy
Nociception
Pain
Pain Management - methods
Pathology
PET imaging
Positron-Emission Tomography
Spinal Cord - physiopathology
Spinal Cord - surgery
Spinal Cord Stimulation - instrumentation
Spinal Cord Stimulation - methods
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Summary:Changes in functional and metabolic activities of the brain were evaluated by EEG and positron-emission/computer tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in patients with neuropathic pain syndrome previous to and 3 months after implantation of a system for chronic epidural spinal cord stimulation. In most cases, the use of a nerve stimulator was followed by alleviation of neuropathic pain and partial normalization of functional and metabolic activities of brain structures responsible for pain perception, emotiogenic, behavioral, and autonomic responses.
ISSN:0007-4888
1573-8221
DOI:10.1007/s10517-014-2591-0