Potential role of brain biomarkers in primary knee osteoarthritis patients using magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Background: Pain in osteoarthritis (OA) primarily results from tissue damage but its' intensity does not essentially parallel the extent of joint destruction or presence of active inflammation, thus suggesting the likely involvement of a central component. The mid-anterior cingulate cortex (mAC...

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Main Authors: Amany R. El-Najjar, Shimaa M. Abdelwhab, ahmad A. elsammak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatologist
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110116419301164