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727773

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
Rostral mesencephalic reticulotomy (RMR) has been performed since 1973 for relief of intractable pain. The target area is in the midbrain reticular formation (MRF) bordering the periaqueductal gray matter at the superior collicular level. The target of RMR is 13--16 mm posterior to the midpoint of the AC-PC line and 5--8 mm below the AC-PC line. The laterality of the target is measured from the center of the aqueduct, ranging 5 to 8 mm from the midline. The rationale for this procedure is based upon the previous findings that the brain stem reticular formation plays a more important role above the spinal cord level than the lateral spinothalamic tract in the central conduction of nociceptive impulse. In the present study, intraoperative single neuron recording was made with tungsten microelectrodes from the human midbrain tegmentum in response to peripheral pinprick stimulation. These nociceptive neurons were classified into three groups in regard to the unit latency from the peripheral pinprick stimulation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0302-2773
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
66-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Single neuron analysis of the human midbrain tegmentum. Rostral mecencephalic reticulotomy for pain relief.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article