Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10175030 | Journal of Orthopaedic Science | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
SPECT images and statistical analyses revealed the brain blood flow alterations in the patients with ALBP and CLBP. These results may suggest that the dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex could lead to the appearance of unconscious pain behavior controlled by the cerebellum in the patients with CLBP.
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Authors
Yukio Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kato, Kenya Nojiri, Takeshi Takahata, Hiroyuki Yoshihara, Kumiko Honda-Takahashi, Tetsumi Honda, Saori Kubo, Kazuyuki Sakatsume, Toshihiko Maruta,