A Visceral Pain Pathway in the Dorsal Column of the Spinal Cord

A limited midline myelotomy at T10 can relieve pelvic cancer pain in patients. This observation is explainable in light of strong evidence in support of the existence of a visceral pain pathway that ascends in the dorsal column (DC) of the spinal cord. In rats and monkeys, responses of neurons in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 1999-07, Vol.96 (14), p.7675-7679
Hauptverfasser:	Willis, William D., Al-Chaer, Elie D., Quast, Michael J., Westlund, Karin N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Afferent Pathways - physiology Afferent Pathways - physiopathology Animals Axons Blood volume Brain - blood supply Brain - physiopathology Cancer Cerebrovascular Circulation Colloquium Paper Haplorhini Humans Lesions Morphine Neurology Neurons Pain Pain - physiopathology Pelvis Rats Sacral spine Sacrococcygeal region Spinal cord Spinal Cord - physiology Spinal Cord - physiopathology Spine Thalamus - blood supply Thalamus - physiopathology Viscera - innervation Visceral pain
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