Current pain and headache reports
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Curr Pain Headache Rep · Dec 2016
ReviewMultiple Sclerosis-Related Pain Syndromes: An Imaging Update.
Pain in multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common manifestation, made up of complex phenomenon involving intricate neurophysiological processing at central levels of the pain pathway. Our understanding of the clinical and neurophysiological mechanisms of central/neuropathic pain related to MS continues to improve with improved imaging techniques but remains a challenging area of research. ⋯ This article will discuss the updated criteria of MS neuropathic pain and critically review some of the latest research into imaging correlations of MS pain syndromes. And discuss how advanced MRI imaging techniques (such as functional magnetic resonance imaging [fMRI], 3D imaging, fluid attenuated inversion recovery [FLAIR*], and diffusion tensor imaging [DTI]) have detailed neuropathic pain with a focus on migraines and trigeminal neuralgias and will highlight some of the ongoing limitations, variabilities, and deficiencies.