Pain Stickiness in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A role for the Nucleus Accumbens
Andrew M. Youssef, Ke Peng, Pearl Kijoo Kim, Alyssa Lebel, Navil F. Sethna, Corey A. Kronman, David Zurakowski, David Borsook, Laura E. Simons
The paper identifies brain structure and functional differences between chronic pain responders and nonresponders using MRI, showing reduced grey matter density and connectivity in the nucleus accumbens in nonresponders.
Neurobiology of Pain · Jan 1, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience