Single subject pharmacological-MRI (phMRI) study: Modulation of brain activity of psoriatic arthritis pain by cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We use fMRI to examine brain activity for pain elicited by palpating joints in a single patient suffering from psoriatic arthritis. Changes in these responses are documented when the patient ingested a single dose of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor (COX-2&...

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Main Authors: Chialvo DR, Katz J, Baliki M, Apkarian AV
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2005-11-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/1/1/32