A combined DTI and resting state functional MRI study in patients with postherpetic neuralgia

ConclusionMulti-local alterations of spontaneous brain activity could form a network related to chronic pain, sensory discrimination, emotion and cognition, suggesting complicated central mechanisms of PHN. The combined-action of brain microstructure and function may play a critical role in comprehension of neurological mechanisms of PHN-induced pain.
Source: Japanese Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research