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Pain, Pain, Go Away
Snipping a nerve pathway in the spinal cord can bring instant relief
A new surgical technique might aid people afflicted with persistent pelvic pain.
References:
Al-Chaer, E.D., Y. Feng, and W.D. Willis. 1998. Visceral pain. Pain Forum 7(Autumn):117.
Berkley, K.J. 1998. Lesions of the dorsal columns. Pain Forum 7(Autumn):129.
Hirshberg, R.M., E.D. Al-Chaer . . . K.N. Westlund, and W.D. Willis. 1996. Is there a pathway in the posterior funiculus that signals visceral pain? Pain 67(October):291.
Nauta, H.J.W. . . . K.N. Westlund, and W.D. Willis. 1997. Surgical interruption of a midline dorsal column visceral pain pathway. Journal of Neurosurgery 86(March):538.
Further Readings:
A list of neuroscience Web sites compiled by the Florida State University Department of Neuroscience can be found at http://www.neuro.fsu.edu/wwwneuro.htm.
Sources:
Elie D. Al-Chaer
University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences
1108 The Strand, Suite 216
Galveston, TX 77555-0632
Karen J. Berkeley
Florida State University
Program in Neuroscience
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270
Karin Westlund High
University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience
Cell Biology Graduate Program
Marine Biomedical Institute
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555
Richard M. Hirshberg
St. Joseph Hospital
Department of Neurosurgery
1919 La Branch Street
Houston, TX 77002
Haring J.W. Nauta
University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of Neurosurgery
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-0517
William D. Willis
University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-1069
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 7, February 13, 1999, p. 108. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
