title: The mirror-image pain: an unclered phenomenon and its possible mechanism.
abstract: The contralateral allodynia to an injury has been described both in humans and various models of neuropathic and inflammatory pain in rats. In this article, the occurrence of mirror-image pain (MIP) in human beings and animals were reviewed and the possible mechanism of MIP reported was summarized. Last, according to the literature published, we raise some speculation about the possible mechanism underlying MIP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Dongyue
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Buwei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D010146:Pain / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D059408:Pain Management