Publications by authors named "Omid Shoraka"
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- Neuropathic pain (NP) is a challenging condition that can occur after spinal cord injury (SCI), and this study investigates the brain area called the periaqueductal gray (PAG) and how it relates to NP development using resting-state functional MRI (rsfMRI).
- The research involved 20 participants: 10 SCI patients (with and without NP) and 10 healthy controls, examining differences in functional connectivity (FC) between the PAG and other brain regions.
- Findings revealed decreased FC in SCI patients with NP compared to healthy controls and increased FC in other areas when compared to SCI patients without NP, suggesting significant brain connectivity alterations linked to neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the functional connectivity (FC) of the brain in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, focusing on those experiencing neuropathic pain (NP) compared to those without pain.
- A total of 10 SCI patients (7 with NP and 3 without) were evaluated, alongside 10 neurologically healthy controls, using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging.
- Results show that specific thalamic nuclei in SCI patients with moderate-to-severe NP demonstrated altered connectivity patterns, indicating a potential disruption in pain processing pathways following a spinal cord injury.
Background: As a common digestive disorder, choledocholithiasis can have serious consequences, including death. Given that opioids have been shown to contribute to the spasm of Oddi's sphincter, which results in biliary stasis in the common bile duct (CBD), it is likely that opioids can also raise the prevalence of choledocholithiasis. In this regard, this study aimed to investigate how common opium addiction was among choledocholithiasis patients in Mashhad, Iran.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in the loss of motor and sensory function from disconnections between efferent and afferent pathways. Most SCI patients are affected with chronic neuropathic pain, but there is a paucity of data concerning neuroplastic changes following SCI. Chronic pain disrupts default networks and is associated with abnormal insular connectivity.
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