Publications by authors named "Jose Florensa"
Article Synopsis
- The study explored how levels of certain brain metabolites in the periaqueductal gray (PAG) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) relate to impaired pain regulation in individuals with chronic whiplash injury (WHI), especially those experiencing pain (WHI-P).
- Participants with chronic pain (WHI-P) reported higher pain intensity and lower quality of life, while healthy individuals and those without pain showed effective pain modulation; specifically, WHI-P did not demonstrate adequate inhibitory pain control.
- Key findings indicated that specific metabolite ratios in the PAG and ACC could predict the loss of pain modulation in WHI-P individuals, highlighting potential central mechanisms for chronic pain as reflected by brain chemistry changes.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of radiologic images suggestive of urethral diverticula (UD) in men with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to study the interobserver diagnostic reproducibility.
Methods: Radiological studies (i.e.