Clinical Study
Cerebral Activation during Von Frey Filament Stimulation in Subjects with Endothelin-1-Induced Mechanical Hyperalgesia: A Functional MRI Study
Table 1
Regions of cerebral activations during nonpainful stimulation of the noninjected arm.
| Lobus | Gyrus | Side | Talairach | BA | | Lowest P value | x | y | z |
| Innocuous mechanical stimulation | Frontal lobe | Pre-central | Ipsilateral | −42 | −10 | 55 | 4 | 3.4 | 0.0051 | Frontal lobe | | Contralateral | 21 | −42 | 56 | 5 | 6.4 | 0.0000000228 | Frontal lobe | | Contralateral | 1 | −6 | 60 | 6 | 4.4 |
0.0001 | Frontal lobe | | Contralateral | 51 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 4.2 | 0.00034 | Frontal lobe | | Ipsilateral | −54 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 7.4 | | Frontal lobe | | Ipsilateral | −13 | 52 | 31 | 9 | 6.4 | | Frontal lobe | | Contralateral | 40 | 42 | 8 | 46 | 4.8 | 0.000002 | Frontal lobe | Middle frontal | Ipsilateral | −41 | 44 | 5 | 46 | 6 | 0.000001 | Frontal lobe | Middle frontal | Ipsilateral | −43 | 38 | 1 | 47 | 5.2 | 0.000002 | Frontal lobe | | Contralateral | 52 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 5.6 | 0.00000021 | Frontal lobe | Inferior frontal | Ipsilateral | −53 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 6.9 | 0.000000022 | Parietal lobe | | Contralateral | 42 | −59 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 0.0014 | Parietal lobe | | Ipsilateral | −55 | −26 | 37 | 2 | 4.8 | 0.00032 | Parietal lobe | | Ipsilateral | −36 | −62 | 35 | 39 | 5 | 0.000011 | Parietal lobe | | Ipsilateral | −57 | −20 | 20 | 40 | 6.8 | 0.0000000021 | Temporal lobe | | Ipsilateral | −15 | 36 | 42 | 8 | 5.5 | 0.000004 | Temporal lobe | | Contralateral | 41 | −61 | 4 | 37 | 5.8 | 0.000002 | Temporal lobe | | Contralateral | 53 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 5.6 | 0.00024 | Occipital lobe | | Contralateral | 29 | −83 | 12 | 19 | 4.9 | 0.000011 | Occipital lobe | | Contralateral | 24 | −90 | −5 | 18 | 5.7 | 0.00000021 | Occipital lobe | | Ipsilateral | −41 | −67 | −1 | 37 | 4 | 0.0027 | Occipital lobe | Middle occipital | Ipsilateral | −26 | −85 | 14 | 19 | 5.4 | 0.000002 | Occipital lobe | Middle occipital | Ipsilateral | −28 | −87 | 2 | 18 | 6.6 | 0.000000022 | Limbic lobe | | Contralateral | 14 | −39 | −6 | 30 | 5 | 0.000011 | Insula | | Contralateral | 43 | −34 | 22 | 13 | 6.9 | | Insula | Sublobar | Ipsilateral | −49 | −38 | 20 | 13 | 3.6 | 0.001 | Amygdala | | Ipsilateral | −22 | −7 | −10 | | 3.6 | 0.0023 | Limbic lobe | | Contralateral | 6 | −6 | 45 | 24 | 4.9 | | Limbic lobe | | Ipsilateral | −10 | −7 | 42 | 24 | 3.2 | |
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