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Clinical phenotype matters: structural and functional thalamic changes in neuropathic low-back pain.
Pain - 1 Apr 2026
Yuan Ruiyi, Cole Martin, Gewandter Jennifer, Markman John, Zhang Zhengwu, Geha Paul
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ABSTRACT: Neuropathic chronic low-back pain (neuCLBP) is associated with worse clinical outcomes compared with non-neuropathic or axial CLBP (non-neuCLBP) and has limited effective nonsurgical treatment options, reflecting poor understanding of its underlying pathophysiology. In this study, we compared neuCLBP and non-neuCLBP patients using standardized clinical phenotyping of the neuropathic component alongside...
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