Ann Rehabil Med.  2016 Dec;40(6):1149-1150. 10.5535/arm.2016.40.6.1149.

Central Pain Due to Spinothalamic Tract Injury by Head Trauma Caused by Falling Object

• Jang SH
• Seo YS

• KMID: 2371351
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5535/arm.2016.40.6.1149

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Accidental Falls*
Craniocerebral Trauma*
Head*
Spinothalamic Tracts*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) T2-weighted brain magnetic resonance images at 10 months after head trauma show no abnormal lesion. (B) Diffusion tensor tractography for the spinothalamic tract show partial tearing and narrowing of the spinothalamic tracts in both hemispheres, as compared with those of a normal subject (53-year-old female).

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