Cortical disinhibition occurs in chronic neuropathic, but not in chronic nociceptive pain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between chronic neuropathic pain after incomplete peripheral nerve lesion, chronic nociceptive pain due to osteoarthritis, and the excitability of the motor cortex assessed by tra...

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Main Authors: Tegenthoff Martin, Höffken Oliver, Rönnau Anne-Kathrin, Scherens Andrea, Schwenkreis Peter, Maier Christoph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/11/73