title: Thalamocortical dysrhythmia and chronic pain.
authors.affiliation: Center for Neuroscience, University of California Davis, 1544 Newton Court, Davis, CA 95618, USA Tel.: +1 530 757 8747.
authors.forename: Edward G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000503:physiopathology*
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