Imaging pain: a potent means for investigating pain mechanisms in patients.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/bja/aet174 and PMC identifier 3690317.
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Abstract
Chronic pain is a state of physical suffering strongly associated with feelings of anxiety, depression and despair. Disease pathophysiology, psychological state, and social milieu can influence chronic pain, but can be difficult to diagnose based solely on clinical presentation. Here, we review brain neuroimaging research that is shaping our understanding of pain mechanisms, and consider how such knowledge might lead to useful diagnostic tools for the management of persistent pain in individual patients.
Medical subject headings
- Chronic Pain
- Neuroimaging