Cortical reorganization during recovery from complex regional pain syndrome
NeurologyPublished 24 August 2004
Christian Maihöfner, Hermann O. Handwerker, B. Neundörfer, Frank Birklein
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Changes of the somatotopic map within the S1 cortex may depend on CRPS pain and its recovery, and these changes are unclear how these S1 changes develop following successful therapy.
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Changes of the somatotopic map within the S1 cortex may depend on CRPS pain and its recovery.
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