Mirror-like spread of chronic pain.
The spread of chronic pain from its initial site of presentation is common, but the mechanisms of the spread are unknown. Here the authors present neurophysiologic evidence of altered interhemispheric conduction in a patient with a mirror-like spread of complex regional pain syndrome symptoms.
Forss
Nina
N
Low Temperature Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland. nina@neuro.hut.fi
Kirveskari
Erika
E
Gockel
Maarit
M
D000328:Adult; D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001132:Arm / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002908:Chronic Disease; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006930:Hyperalgesia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D015225:Magnetoencephalography; D008959:Models, Neurological; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology*