2020
Loss of nucleus accumbens low-frequency fluctuations is a signature of chronic pain
Makary MM, Polosecki P, Cecchi GA, DeAraujo IE, Barron DS, Constable TR, Whang PG, Thomas DA, Mowafi H, Small DM, Geha P. Loss of nucleus accumbens low-frequency fluctuations is a signature of chronic pain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 10015-10023. PMID: 32312809, PMCID: PMC7211984, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1918682117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back pain patientsLow back pain patientsChronic painPain patientsChronic phaseChronic back pain patientsBack pain patientsRostral anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexAdditional independent datasetsRisk of transitionResting-state activityPersistent painBack painAccumbens volumeHealthy controlsNucleus accumbensPainSeparate cohortPatientsCingulate cortexPrevalent diseaseFunctional connectivityLoss of nucleiSubcortical signatures
2006
Occipital condyle fracture in a victim of a motor vehicle collision
Mowafi HO, Hickey KS. Occipital condyle fracture in a victim of a motor vehicle collision. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2006, 31: 259-262. PMID: 16982357, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.12.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccipital condyle fracturesCondyle fracturesMotor vehicle collisionsHigh-energy blunt traumaSemi-rigid cervical collarCervical spine tendernessCervical spine radiographsVehicle collisionsEmergency medicine literatureSpine tendernessConservative managementPatients fracturesShoulder painBlunt traumaFemale patientsCervical collarRadiographic findingsSpine radiographsCervical spineComputed tomographyMedicine literaturePatientsFracturesPainRadiographs