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Human Studies


2020 May 18


Eur J Pain

A hidden mesencephalic variant of central pain.

Authors

Convers P, Creac'h C, Beschet A, Laurent B, Garcia-Larrea L, Peyron R
Eur J Pain. 2020 May 18.
PMID: 32419231.

Abstract

Central post-stroke pain (CPSP) can arise after lesions anywhere in the central somatosensory pathways, essentially within the spinothalamic system (STS). Although the STS can be selectively injured in the mesencephalon, CPSP has not been described in pure midbrain infarcts.