Mechanical and Thermal Hyperalgesia and Ectopic Neuronal Discharge After Chronic Compression of Dorsal Root Ganglia
Song X, Hu S, Greenquist K, Zhang J, LaMotte R. Mechanical and Thermal Hyperalgesia and Ectopic Neuronal Discharge After Chronic Compression of Dorsal Root Ganglia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1999, 82: 3347-3358. PMID: 10601466, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.3347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaChronic compressionAcute injuryRoot gangliaPreoperative valuesPostoperative testingFoot withdrawalSpontaneous dischargeIntact sympathetic nervous systemUnmyelinated peripheral nerve fibersEctopic neuronal dischargesEctopic spontaneous dischargesSympathetic nervous systemLow back painPeripheral nerve fibersDorsal root fibersBlood-borne chemicalsExtracellular electrophysiological recordingsActive myelinated fibersCotton wispNonsurgical ratsMechanical hyperalgesiaEctopic dischargesThermal hyperalgesiaBack pain